Hedychium

Also known as The Tear of Venus

Hedychium is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become widely naturalized in other lands, and considered invasive in some places.

Species

Butterfly ginger lily

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyZingiberaceae

Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.

Observations12,959

Observations recorded44,369

種見內文姜花属（Hedychium）是姜科下的一个属，为陆生或附生草本植物。该属共有约50种，分布于亚洲热带地区。[1] 其下都是多年生根莖植物，一般高度可達120～180厘米（47～71英寸）。屬名Hedychium來自古希臘語hedys（甜）和chios （雪），指的其模式種薑花芳香馥郁的雪白色花[2]。其他一些種也會開黃色和橙色的花[3]。薑花屬的植物常用於園藝中[4]。種 Hedychium aurantiacum Hedychium coccineum Hedychium coronarium Hedychium densiflorum Hedychium ellipticum Hedychium flavescens Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium samuiense Hedychium spicatum 参考文献 ^ 中国种子植物科属词典. 中国数字植物标本馆. （原始内容存档于2012-04-11）. ^ Coombes, Allen J. The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. 2012: 312. ISBN 9781604691962. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008: 1136. ISBN 1405332964. ^ RHS Plant Selector - Hedychium 'Tara'. [21 June 2013]. 外部链接維基物種中有關姜花属的數據这是一篇與植物相關的小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。查论编取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=姜花属&oldid=44957113” 分类：薑科隐藏分类：本地相关图片与维基数据相同 WikispeciesLatinName 全部小作品植物小作品

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Image: Starr 020803-0036 Hedychium coronarium.jpg

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taxon name: Hedychium
Commons category: Hedychium
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5454
Commons gallery: Hedychium
taxon common name: 姜花属

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Species
Taxonomy and phylogeny
Reproductive biology
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The genus name Hedychium is derived from two ancient Greek words, meaning "sweet" and meaning "snow". This refers to the fragrant white flower of the type species H. coronarium. Common names include garland flower, ginger lily, and kahili ginger.