About Spiked Ginger Lily
Hedychium spicatum is a plant species native to China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas, Myanmar, and Thailand. Hedychium spicatum is a small, hardy perennial that grows to around 1 m (3 ft 3 in), with green leaves and large orange and white flowers. It is also commonly known as spiked ginger lily, or perfume ginger.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hedychium spicatum
- Genus
- Hedychium
- Family
- ZINGIBERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
Local Names
- Hindi
- Sandharlika संधार्लिका, Kapur kachri कपूर कचरी, Kapoor Kachri
- Nepali
- सेतो सरो Seto saro
- Tamil
- பூலங்கிழங்கு
- Telugu
- కచ్చూరాలు
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಅರಿಸಿನ Kaadu arisina, ಶಟಿ Shati
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Spiked Ginger Lily belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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