Hedychium forrestii

Common name:

Family: Zingiberaceae

Synonym(s):

Country of Origin: C. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#1996231

Provenance:

Kress# 96-5654
Kress, W. J., Bell, D. A., (BOT), Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (UNITED STATES), Yin Yin Kyi
Myanmar: Mandalay Division: Pyin Oo Lwin Township
Natural Forest Section
21.9936, 95.4658, 20 May 1996

Shoots to 1.5 m., leaves green.  Sterile.  Breaking dormancy.

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Culture:

Can be maintained evergreen with light watering in winter, though technically still dormant (no growth). May lose foliage if allowed to dry completely, but this is not mandatory.

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zingiberaceae
• SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
• Tribe: Zingibereae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, 06 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, 06 May, 2019.
3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01, #02 (originals) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Monday, 15 July, 2019.

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