Hedychium coronarium J.Koenig

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Schubert, Bernice G. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. Camp. Begoniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 36-40.

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hedychium coronarium J.Koenig

  • Description

    Species Description - Plants in clumps, to 1.5 m, high, rhizomatous, bracts red, leaves pale green, perianth white, large lobes with greenish tinge in center.

  • Distribution

    Guayas: coastal plain, in the vicinity of Naranjito, ca= 120 m., E-3611.

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