Accession Data

Hedychium gardnerianum

Common Name: Kahili Ginger

Family: Zingiberaceae

Country of Origin: India, Nepal, Bhutan

Description: Native to subtropical lowlands in the Himalayas, this plant is an invasive species naturalized in Hawaii and elsewhere.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202100092

Accession Date: 2021-10-26 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1212

Quantity: 2

Source: Yu Kai Tan, Wesleyan Univ.

Provenance:

Plant from Kailua-Kona, Hi, USA, where it is a non-native invasive species. Field collected Jan 10, 2020 by Yu Kai Tan, Wesleyan Univ. 

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Zingiberaceae

SubFamily: Zingiberoideae

Tribe: Zingibereae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023

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Hedychium gardnerianum