Hedychium coccineum Buch.-ham. ex Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hedychium

Characteristics

Pseudostems 1.5--2 m. Leaves sessile; ligule 1.2--2.5 cm; leaf blade narrowly linear, 25--50 × 3--5 cm, glabrous, base subrounded or attenuate, apex caudate-acuminate. Spikes cylindric, usually dense, glabrous or sparsely villous; bracts oblong, 3--3.5 cm, leathery, sparsely pubescent, rarely glabrous, 3-flowered, margin involute or rather flat, apex obtuse or acute. Flowers red. Calyx ca. 2.5 cm, sparsely pubescent especially at 3-toothed apex. Corolla tube slightly longer than calyx; lobes reflexed, linear, ca. 3 cm. Lateral staminodes lanceolate, ca. 2.3 cm. Labellum orbicular, ca. 2 cm wide or rather small, apex deeply 2-cleft. Filament ca. 5 cm; anther 7--8 mm. Ovary sericeous, 2.5--3 mm. Capsule globose, ca. 2 cm in diam. Seeds red. Fl. Jun--Aug, fr. Oct. 2 n = 68.
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A ginger family herb. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are dark green above and pale underneath. They often have a purple midrib. The flowers are orange or red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It suits a moist fertile soil. In XTBG Yunnan. In Queen Sirikit BG.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The young leaves are eaten fresh as a vegetable. The rhizome is sliced into pieces and cooked with other vegetables or made into a curry.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves rhizomes roots stems
Therapeutic use Edema (flower), Bites and stings (rhizome), Contusions (rhizome), Disinfectants (rhizome), Edema (rhizome), Enterobius (rhizome), Liver injury (rhizome), Liver diseases (rhizome), Stomach diseases (rhizome), Wounds and injuries (rhizome), Headache (root), Asthma (shoot), Evil eye (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antioxidants (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Hedychium coccineum leaf picture by Gilles Gaillard (cc-by-sa)
Hedychium coccineum leaf picture by Clément Walter (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hedychium coccineum flower picture by Gilles Gaillard (cc-by-sa)
Hedychium coccineum flower picture by Ural Kafle (cc-by-sa)
Hedychium coccineum flower picture by Kamthenlal Dimngel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hedychium coccineum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Indonesia, Jamaica, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, Réunion, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000435716
COL ID 3JZNX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629818
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Synonyms

Hedychium coccineum Hedychium longifolium Hedychium squarrosum Hedychium angustifolium Hedychium aurantiacum Hedychium coccineum var. angustifolium Hedychium coccineum var. squarrosum

Lower taxons

Hedychium coccineum var. flavum Hedychium coccineum var. longifolium Hedychium coccineum var. roscoei