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Hedychium coccineum is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas, India and Indochina.[1][2][3][4][5] Common names include orange gingerlily, scarlet gingerlily and orange bottlebrush ginger.

Hedychium coccineum
Hedychium coccineum
by William Roscoe 1828
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Hedychium
Species:
H. coccineum
Binomial name
Hedychium coccineum
Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. in A.Rees
Synonyms[1]
  • Gandasulium coccineum (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Kuntze
  • Hedychium angustifolium Roxb.
  • Hedychium carneum G.Lodd.
  • Hedychium longifolium Roscoe
  • Hedychium aurantiacum Roscoe
  • Hedychium roscoei Wall. ex Roscoe
  • Hedychium squarrosum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Gandasulium angustifolium (Roxb.) Kuntze

This erect herbaceous perennial grows on the edge of forests and in mountain grasslands. It prefers partial sunshine, but can tolerate full sun. The flowers can range in colour from red to orange to almost yellow.


References


  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China v 24 p 375, 红姜花 hong jiang hua, Hedychium coccineum Smith in Rees, Cycl. 17: Hedychium no. 5. 1811.
  3. Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  4. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.



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Hedychium coccineum es una planta de la familia de las zingiberáceas.


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