Your current navigation map.Karchur / Shati (Species 3)
Common Names
Butterfly-lily
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Taxonomy
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to access the GRIN database record about the specific taxonomical hierarchy (Family, Genus etc.).CLASSIFICATION
TAXON
Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig
FAMILY
Zingiberaceae Martinov
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
TRIBE
Zingiberoideae
SUBTRIBE
Zingibereae
GENUS
Hedychium J. Koenig
SPECIES
coronarium J. Koenig Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3:73. 1783
Plant Description
Leaf blades oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 28--48 ´ 4--7 cm. Inflorescences erect, 15--19 ´ 12--17 cm; bracts of main axis green; proximal bracts ovate, concave, 4--5.5 ´ 2--4.5 cm, apex obtuse or apiculate; distal bracts lance-oblong or ovate, 4--6 ´ 1--2.5 cm, apex rounded or apiculate. Flowers: perianth and staminodes white.
