12,043 observationsData Deficient
Butterfly ginger lily
Hedychium coronarium
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae βΊPhylum: Tracheophyta βΊClass: Liliopsida βΊOrder: Zingiberales βΊFamily: Zingiberaceae βΊGenus: Hedychium
About
Hedychium coronarium (white garland-lily or white ginger lily) is a perennial flowering plant in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family native to the Eastern Himalayas region of India (Sikkim), Nepal and Bhutan through northernmost Myanmar and Thailand, southern China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong) to Taiwan in the East. It is typically found growing in the forest understory where the pseudostems may reach 1-3m in height arising from below ground rhizomes and in its native environment flowering...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Butterfly ginger lily is Hedychium coronarium.
- The Butterfly ginger lily has a conservation status of Data Deficient.
- Butterfly ginger lily belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Butterfly ginger lily belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Butterfly ginger lily belongs to the class Liliopsida.
- Butterfly ginger lily belongs to the order Zingiberales.
- Butterfly ginger lily belongs to the family Zingiberaceae.
- Butterfly ginger lily belongs to the genus Hedychium.