View source for Hedychium ← Hedychium You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Hedychium |accepted_authority=J. Konig in A. J. Retzius |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=in A. J. Retzius,Observ. Bot. |place=3: 73–74. 1783 |year=1783 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Zingiberaceae;Hedychium |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Zingiberaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Hedychium]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek edys, sweet, and chion, snow, for the fragrant white flowers |volume=Volume 22 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="pseudostem development;pseudostem some measurement"><b>Pseudostems </b>well developed, 1–3 m.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="inflorescence orientation;inflorescence density;inflorescence shape"><b>Inflorescences </b>projecting from tip of pseudostem, dense, conelike [lax];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="axis bract arrangement;axis bract atypical some measurement;axis bract atypical some measurement;axis bract some measurement;axis bract shape">bracts of main axis crowded [not crowded], [2.5–] 4–6 [–7] cm, ovate to lanceolate [or almost circular];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="cincinnus architecture;cincinnus architecture">cincinni sessile, [1–] 2–3 [–6] -flowered, enclosed in bracts;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="bracteole size;bracteole prominence;bracteole prominence">bracteoles small, inconspicuous, hidden by bracts.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="calyx shape;calyx shape;calyx shape"><b>Flowers:</b> calyx cylindric, 3-toothed or lobed, split down one side [not split];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="corolla-tube size;lobe arrangement or course or shape">corolla-tube slender, lobes linear;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="filament arrangement or course or shape;filament orientation">filament linear, tubular-incurved, enclosing style;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="anther position;anther architecture or shape;terminal appendage quantity">anther long-exserted, not spurred, terminal appendage none;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="lateral staminode size;lateral staminode shape;lip shape;lip shape;lip shape">lateral staminodes large, petallike, lip oblong, plane, 2-lobed.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties=""><b>Fruits </b>capsule, globose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="fruits capsule shape;x chromosome quantity">x = 17.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Australia;native;Asia and Madagascar |introduced=true |discussion=<p>Species ca. 50 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Hedychium |authority=J. Konig in A. J. Retzius |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Zingiberaceae |distribution=North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Australia;native;Asia and Madagascar |introduced=true |reference=None |publication title=in A. J. Retzius,Observ. Bot. |publication year=1783 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/62857cf6bca5c4637d27b113da92d27dbf9962f4/V22/V22_60.xml |genus=Hedychium |anther architecture or shape=not spurred |anther position=long-exserted |axis bract arrangement=crowded |axis bract atypical some measurement=6cm;7cm |axis bract shape=ovate;lanceolate |axis bract some measurement=4cm;6cm |bracteole prominence=hidden;inconspicuous |bracteole size=small |calyx shape=lobed;3-toothed;cylindric |cincinnus architecture=[1-]2-3[-6]-flowered;sessile |corolla-tube size=slender |filament arrangement or course or shape=linear |filament orientation=tubular-incurved |fruits capsule shape=globose |inflorescence density=dense |inflorescence orientation=projecting |inflorescence shape=conelike |lateral staminode shape=petal-like |lateral staminode size=large |lip shape=2-lobed;plane;oblong |lobe arrangement or course or shape=linear |pseudostem development=developed |pseudostem some measurement=1m;3m |terminal appendage quantity=0 |x chromosome quantity=17 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Zingiberaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Zingiberaceae (view source) Return to Hedychium.