Hedychium coronarium

Hedychium coronarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Hedychium
Species:
H. coronarium
Binomial name
Hedychium coronarium
Synonyms
  • Amomum filiforme Hunter ex Ridl.
  • Gandasulium coronarium (J.Koenig) Kuntze
  • Gandasulium lingulatum (Hassk.) Kuntze
  • Hedychium chrysoleucum Hook.
  • Hedychium gandasulium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Hedychium lingulatum Hassk.
  • Hedychium maximum Roscoe
  • Hedychium prophetae Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
"White ginger" redirects here. For the asian spice, see galangal.

Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily or white ginger lily, is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to the forest understorey of Asia.

Other common names include butterfly lily, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily or white ginger.

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