Hedychium forrestii Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hedychium

Characteristics

Pseudostems 1--1.5 cm. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate; ligule 2.5--3.5 cm; leaf blade oblong to lanceolate, 35--50 × 5--10 cm, glabrous, base narrow, apex caudate. Spikes cylindric, 20--30 cm; rachis pubescent; bracts broadly or narrowly ovate, 4.5--6 × 1.5--3 cm, pilose, 2-or 3-flowered, margin incurved. Flowers white or yellow, fragrant. Calyx shorter than bracts. Corolla tube 4--4.5 cm; lobes linear, 3.5--4 cm. Lateral staminodes oblong, ca. 3.5 × 1.5 cm. Labellum orbicular, ca. 3 cm wide, apex 2-cleft. Filament 3.5--4 cm; anther ca. 1.2 cm. Capsule ovoid-oblong, ca. 2 cm. Fl. Aug--Oct, fr. Oct--Dec.
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

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Hedychium forrestii world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000435956
COL ID 3JZPL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedychium forrestii Hedychium forrestii var. palaniense

Lower taxons

Hedychium forrestii var. forrestii Hedychium forrestii var. latibracteatum