Hedychium
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Establishment means
Introduced
Perennial herbs; stem elongated, comprised of leaf sheaths. Leaves numerous, alternate, ligule distinct. Inflorescence a many-flowered spike, terminal on leafy shoots; bracts free, imbricate or lax. Flowers 1–6 per bract; bracteoles tubular. Caylx tube usually split on one side; corolla tube slender, lobes ± equal, reflexed; labellum conspicuous, apex 2-lobed, lateral staminodes petaloid; stamen long, slender, not crested; ovary 3-locular with axile placentation. Fruit a loculicidal capsule.
About 50 species, mostly native to the Himalayas; 2 species naturalised in Australia, 1 naturalised in Victoria.
Created by: Andre
Messina,
19 Jan. 2015
Updated by: Val
Stajsic,
8 Feb. 2019
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