Hedychium parvibracteatum T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hedychium

Characteristics

Pseudostems to 50 cm. Ligule ca. 4 mm, membranous, apex obtuse; petiole ca. 5 mm; leaf blade oblong, 15--17 × ca. 4 cm, glabrous, base attenuate, apex acuminate. Spikes ca. 10 × 2 cm, dense; rachis glabrous; bracts ovate-oblong, 5--6 mm. Flowers golden yellow. Calyx ca. 6 mm, obliquely split on 1 side. Corolla tube ca. 8 mm; lobes linear, ca. 7 × 1 mm. Lateral staminodes wider than corolla lobes. Labellum obovate, ca. 5 × 3 mm, apex entire but mucronate. Stamen orange; filament ca. 7 mm; anther ca. 3 mm. Ovary glabrous, subcubic, ca. 1 mm in diam. Stigma ciliate. Fl. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Germination duration (days) 20 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Hedychium parvibracteatum world distribution map, present in China

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WFO ID wfo-0000436297
COL ID 3JZR7
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Synonyms

Hedychium parvibracteatum