Hedychium gardnerianum Ker Gawl.

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Hedychium gardnerianum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance to Castle Guest House, Vumba

Hedychium gardnerianum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance to Castle Guest House, Vumba

Hedychium gardnerianum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba Botanic Garden

Hedychium gardnerianum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba Botanic Garden

Hedychium gardnerianum

Photo: Mark Hyde
Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani

Hedychium gardnerianum

Photo: Mark Hyde
Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani

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Synonyms:
Common names: Kahili ginger lily (English)
Frequency: Locally abundant in some Vumba forests
Status: Introduced
Description:
Stems to 2 m. Inflorescence 25-35 cm, many-flowered. Flowers yellow. Stamens 5-7 cm, bright red, long-exserted; anthers orange. Capsule red inside.
Notes: As far as is known, this is the only species of Hedychium which is naturalised in Zimbabwe. The seeds are spread by birds (BW, pers. comm.). Henderson (2001), p. 48 gives a drawing and other useful information about this species and three others which are naturalised in South Africa.
Derivation of specific name: gardnerianum: for a Mr Edward Gardner, the East India Company's Resident at Katmandu.
Habitat: Occasionally naturalised in forest, especially secondary forest, in the Vumba.
Altitude range: (metres) 1430 - 1730 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Himalayas
Zimbabwe distribution: E
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Images last updated: Thursday 24 November 2005
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Hedychium gardnerianum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hedychium gardnerianum
African Plant Database: Hedychium gardnerianum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hedychium gardnerianum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hedychium gardnerianum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hedychium gardnerianum
JSTOR Plant Science: Hedychium gardnerianum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hedychium gardnerianum
Plants of the World Online: Hedychium gardnerianum
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Hedychium gardnerianum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=116120, retrieved 29 March 2024

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