Taxon: Hedychium gardnerianum Sheppard ex Ker Gawl.

• the 5 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• ginger-lily   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• kahili ginger-lily   (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001 ) – English
  
• kahili-ginger   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• yellow-ginger   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• kahiligemmerlelie   (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001 ) – Afrikaans
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Invasive Pl Spec)
  
• Weed   (fide Pl Invasion; Invasive Pl Spec; Weeds SAfr 2001)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indian Subcontinent: Bhutan; India - Assam, Sikkim; Nepal

• AFRICA
  Macaronesia: Portugal - Azores; Spain - Canary Islands
  Southern Africa: South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal
• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia
  New Zealand: New Zealand
• PACIFIC
  North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Caribbean: West Indies

• widely cultivated in tropics

References:

• Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976–. Flores des Mascareignes. [lists as H. gardnerianum Ker Gawl.].
• Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255–267.
• George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia.
• Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.
• Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984–. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. [lists as H. gardnerianum Ker Gawl.].
• Hara, H. et al. 1978–1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
• Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. [lists as H. gardnerianum Ker Gawl.].
• Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
• Smith, R. M. 1998. FSA contributions: 11. Zingiberaceae. Bothalia 28:38. [naturalized].
• Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Hedychium gardnerianum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Hedychium gardnerianum.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Hedychium gardnerianum.

Check other web resources for Hedychium gardnerianum Sheppard ex Ker Gawl.:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
• ABRS: Australian Biological Resources Study Flora of Australia online
• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Hedychium gardnerianum cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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