Hedychium yunnanense Gagnep.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hedychium

Characteristics

Pseudostems stout. Ligule oblong, entire, 1.5--2.5 cm, membranous; leaf blade ovate-oblong to oblong, 20--40 × ca. 10 cm, glabrous, base attenuate into short petiole, apex caudate. Spikes to 20 cm; bracts lanceolate, 1.5--2.5 cm, glabrous, 1-flowered, margin involute. Calyx 1.7--2.8 cm, apex obtusely 3-toothed, ciliate. Corolla tube 3.5--5 cm, slender; lobes linear, 2.5--3 cm. Lateral staminodes oblong-linear, shorter and wider than corolla lobes, base narrowed. Labellum obovate, ca. 2 cm, apically 2-cleft for ca. 1/2 its length. Filament 3.5--4 cm; anther 1--1.2 cm. Ovary pilose. Stigma ciliate. Capsule 1.2--1.4 cm in diam., 3-angled, glabrous. Seeds many; aril red, lacerate. Fl. Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
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Flower color
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Environment

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

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Hedychium yunnanense world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000436655
COL ID 3JZSS
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Synonyms

Hedychium yunnanense