Hedychium coronarium

J. Konig in A. J. Retzius

in A. J. Retzius,Observ. Bot. 3: 73–74. 1783.

Common names: Butterfly-lily
IntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
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Leaf-blades oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 28–48 × 4–7 cm. Inflorescences erect, 15–19 × 12–17 cm; bracts of main axis green; proximal bracts ovate, concave, 4–5.5 × 2–4.5 cm, apex obtuse or apiculate; distal bracts lance-oblong or ovate, 4–6 × 1–2.5 cm, apex rounded or apiculate. Flowers: perianth and staminodes white.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall (Jun–Oct).
Habitat: Swamps, shores of lakes and streams
Elevation: 0–50 m

Distribution

Introduced; Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Australia, native, Asia, Australia

Discussion

The flowers of Hedychium coronarium are very fragrant. Naturalized populations have been reported several times from southern Louisiana, but the specimens I have seen are sterile and cannot be identified with certainty. There is also an old report from near Brunswick, Georgia (J. K. Small 1933, unpublished ms.), but I have seen no specimens from the state.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Hedychium coronarium"
long-exserted +
apiculate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Alan T. Whittemore +
J. Konig in A. J. Retzius +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
hidden +  and inconspicuous +
lobed +, 3-toothed +  and cylindric +
[1-]2-3[-6]-flowered +  and sessile +
Butterfly-lily +
2-7-flowered +
monochasial +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
ovate +  and lance-oblong +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +, Australia +, native +  and Asia +
0–50 m +
tubular-incurved +
Swamps, shores of lakes and streams +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (19 cm190 mm <br />0.19 m <br />) +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
28 cm280 mm <br />0.28 m <br /> (48 cm480 mm <br />0.48 m <br />) +
elliptic;oblanceolate +
cauline +  and basal +
differentiated +
2-lobed +, plane +  and oblong +
3-carpellate +
differentiated +
Flowering summer–fall (Jun–Oct). +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
concave +  and ovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
in A. J. Retzius,Observ. Bot. +
persistent +
free +  and connate +
differentiated +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
not petal-like +
distinct +  and connate +
petal-like +
petal-like +
not differentiated +
Hedychium coronarium +
Hedychium +
species +
projecting +