Hedychium horsfieldii

R.Br. ex Wall. (1853)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Hedychium

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 376 (1853)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hedychium horsfieldii Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Plant to approx. 2.5 ft; sepals yellow, petals greenish, staminodes yellow, long floral tube; fruit splitting along locules to expose seeds; ovary wall recurved in fruit; seed coat and aril red. Kirchoff, B.K. 89225 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
2 Hedychium horsfieldii Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, Section 28 Haukulu Preserved_Specimen Herb to 0.3 m. Flowers white, pistil orange, stigma green, peduncle yellow-green, calyx 3-parted yellow-green. Fruit yellow-green, flesh bright orange. Teraoka, W. 27 Oahu BISH 1979-05-01