Zingiberaceae
Hedychium

Hedychium spicatum Sm.

First published in A.Rees, Cycl. 17: n.° 8 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Central China and Indo-China. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich [6554] K000640498 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [5687] Bangladesh K002594383 Yes
Smith, J.E. [s.n.] Nepal K002594365 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002594377 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [522] India K002594380 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10543] India K002594374 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24964] India K002594379 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38429] India K000640496 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacob, K.C. [17574] India K002594372 Yes
Nepal K000640500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker [46] Nepal K002594361 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [3] K002594368 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002594367 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002594366 Yes
Smith, J.W. [s.coll.] K000640499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38594] India K000640497 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38594] India K000640495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [12318A] India K002594376 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India K002594373 Yes
Schilling, A.D. Nepal K:SPC-29044.000 No
Venning, F.E.W. [108] Burma K002594371 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nepal K002594362 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [[777]] India K002594381 Yes
s.coll. [VI2] India K002594375 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thompson, T. [s.n.] India K002594384 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [45283] India K002594382 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6553] Nepal K001124176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002594378 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images