Hedychium coccineum explained

Hedychium coccineum is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas, India and Indochina.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Common names include orange gingerlily, scarlet gingerlily and orange bottlebrush ginger.

This erect herbaceous perennial grows on the edge of forests and in mountain grasslands. It prefers partial sunshine, but can tolerate full sun. The flowers can range in colour from red to orange to almost yellow.

External links

• Hedychium coccineum, red gingerlily, from China

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248105 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028390 Flora of China v 24 p 375, 红姜花 hong jiang hua, Hedychium coccineum Smith in Rees, Cycl. 17: Hedychium no. 5. 1811.
3. Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
4. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.