Hedychium J.Koenig

First published in A.J.Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3: 73 (1783)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Madagascar, S. China to Tropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tuamotu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Azores, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427435 Yes
Gossner, A. Zambia K:SPC-38358.000 No
{Day} [s.n.] K002594390 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427436 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Phillips, B. [247] Nepal K:SPC-46548.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427444 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427446 Yes
Harris, W. [11668] Jamaica K002427428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002427431 Yes
Vélez, I. [3322] Saint Lucia K002427200 Yes
Schilling, A.D. Nepal K:SPC-28990.000 No
K:SPC-17104.000 No
Schilling, A.D. [W.956] K:SPC-34590.000 No
s.coll. [VI2] K002594387 Yes
Rushforth, K. [1859] Vietnam K001770016 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thompson, T. [1313] India K002594386 Yes
s.coll. [VI2] K002594389 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [111] Thailand K:SPC-43147.000 No
Malaysia K:SPC-17363.000 No
Giles; Woolliams [s.n.] Malaysia K002427450 Yes
Vélez, I. [3322] Saint Lucia K002427201 Yes
s.coll. [603-90] K002427440 Yes
Reilly, J. [193] Malaysia K:SPC-49502.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427434 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6540] Nepal K000639639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [11668] Jamaica K002427429 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6554] Nepal K000639635 Unknown Type Material Yes
Giles; Woolliams [s.n.] K002427448 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002427443 Yes
Giles; Woolliams [s.n.] Malaysia K002427449 Yes
Woolliams, G. Malaysia K:SPC-33095.000 No
s.coll. [VI2] K002594388 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6540] India K001124154 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427437 Yes
Harris, W. [11667] Jamaica K002427430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427447 Yes
Reilly, J. [104] Malaysia K:SPC-49129.000 No
Woolliams, G. [106] K:SPC-27047.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002427432 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [14599] Indonesia K000255420 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594344 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6554] K001124178 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427433 Yes
K:SPC-17102.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6551] K001124177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [11667] K002427427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427445 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0