Butterfly Lily
Hedychium coronarium
Also known as Common Ginger Lily, Butterfly Ginger Lily, Garland flower, White ginger
About Butterfly Lily
Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily or white ginger lily, is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to the forest understorey of Asia. Other common names include butterfly lily, Khumpui, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily, and white ginger.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hedychium coronarium
- Genus
- Hedychium
- Family
- ZINGIBERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also grown in gardens
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Malay Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- दोलन चम्पा Dolan champa, सौगन्धिका पुष्प Saugandhika pushp, सुगंधी अदलिया
- Nepali
- दुध केवरा Dudh kewara
- Bengali
- সুগন্ধি আদলিয়া
- Tamil
- Chankitam, Chantikantam, Chantiramullikai
- Telugu
- Kichchiligadda, Vasa Vasanthi, తెలుపు అల్లం
- Kannada
- ಸುರುಳಿ ಸುಗಂಧಿ Suruli Sugandhi
- Malayalam
- Elipoochedi, സുഗന്ദി Sugandhi, സൌഗന്ദികമ് Saugandhikam
- Marathi
- सोनटक्का Sonatakka
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Butterfly Lily belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
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