Hedychium spicatum Sm., Cycl. 17: 8 1811. (Syn: Gandasulium sieboldii (Wall.) Kuntze; Gandasulium spicatum (Sm.) Kuntze; Hedychium acuminatum Roscoe; Hedychium album Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Hedychium flavescens Lodd. ex Lindl. [Illegitimate]; Hedychium sieboldii Wall.; Hedychium spicatum var. acuminatum (Roscoe) Wall.; Hedychium spicatum var. khasianum C.B.Clarke ex Baker; Hedychium spicatum var. trilobum (Wall. ex Roscoe) Wall.; Hedychium tavoyanum Horan.; Hedychium trilobum Wall. ex Roscoe); . Himalaya to S. Central China and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Spiked Ginger Lily • Hindi: Sandharlika संधार्लिका , Kapur kachri कपूर कचरी • Manipuri: তখেল্লৈ Takhellei • Nepali: सेतो सरो Seto saro; . Rhizome perennial, tuberous. Leafy shoots upto 1 m. Leaves distichous; lamina oblong-lanceolate, glabrous or pubescent. Inflorescence terminal, spike lax or dense flowered. Bracts oblong or convolute round the calyx; each bract subtends a single flower, rarely upto 3 flowers. Bracteoles smaller than the bracts. Flowers longer than the bracts. Calyx tubular, longer than or shorter than the bracts, unilaterally split. Corolla tube long, slender; lobes equal. Labellum deeply lobed, base clawed, pure yellow or white, or with a red blotch at the base. Lateral staminodes linear, tip shortly bifid or entire. Stamen shorter than the labellum; filament red or pale yellow; anther straight or curved. Ovary trilocular, glabrous. Fruit globose. Flowering and fruiting: July-November Shola forests India         VoF Week: Hedychium spicatum from the Way to Ghangriya: I was giving up on it assuming that this is garden escape plant but then … told me that it is wild. Will post my soon too, thanks for sharing.
VoF Week : Hedychium spicatum: Hedychium spicatum of Zingiberaceae family clicked on 16th August `12 while trekking down from Ghanghariya to Govind Ghat, Chamoli, Uttarakahnd. VoF Week : Hedychium spicatum (Spiked Ginger Lily )-MN-28.8.12: Seen on the Ghangariya Gobind ghat trail 16.08.2012 the close up is wonderful, but i appreciate the habitat picture a little bit more… both are important to me though
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae- Zingiber sp??? for ID from Uttarakhand-GSAUG69 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Another perennial herb probable any Zingiber sp, photographed from Deovan Herbal Garden in Chakrata. Please help in ID It seems to be Hedychium spicatum. Nice photos of Hedychium sp., seems to be H. spicatum It is Hedychium spicatum only. The wild Zingibers in Uttarakhand develop their flowers at the base of stem.
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae- Hedychium spicatum from Himachal-GSG (AUG15) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). Hedychium spicatum from Himachal [Dist. Mandi; 1400 m asl]. Yes sir
Arecaceae, Araceae, Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14 Aug 2014: Hedychium spicatum(Zingiberaceae) from Uttarakhand_DSR_29 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1). Hedychium spicatum is a common species in temperate forests of Uttarakhand. It is an important medicinal herb. I dont think so, some other Hedychium sp. Hedychium acuminatum Syn: H.spicatum  Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae-Zingiber from Himachal for ID-GSG (AUG19) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). First Picture, where fruits are close to ground is ... and second, where fruits are at terminal is Hedychium spicatum. Thanks for pointing out and correction. The second image of Hedychium is inadvertently attached. what a nice set of seeds picture in natural state. I loved it
Fwd: Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Month: Zingiberaceae-Hedychium spicatum from Chakrata :: NS Aug 52 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). This large herb I had first seen at Gobindghat-Ghanghariya trek.. and later also at Chakrata..   Spiked Ginger Lily : 8 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2). I thought I will share with you this beautiful plant of the ginger family that is in bloom now (4.9.14). The roots are used in Tibetan medicine to cure digestive and blood circulation problems. It’s very common here. Spiked Ginger Lily (Hedychium spicatum) Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP About 1700m Leaves are dark green more than a foot long. Nice photograph of Hedychium spicatum Buch – Ham Hedychium acuminatum– Ban- Haldi, Shati, Kapur– kachri. Frequent in Devdar Forest shades in and around Shimla, sporadic elsewhere. Rhizome useful part in medicines. Hedychium acuminatum Roscoe is synonym of H. spicatum. both are same. Thanks, … All your posts are really wonderful.
Since these are growing in good numbers on our hillsides I took the liberty to break one seedpod open to peek inside. Here is the result. 1 image. I need not have hurried because the seedpods are opening on their own revealing the red fleshy interior. I took some photos to share. 2 images. Wonderful images. More details! 2 images.
TSP-APR2016-18-318: Images of Hedychium spicatum (Zingiberaceae) : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) It is my pleasure to share few images of Hedychium spicatum (Zingiberaceae) Habit: Erect herb. Habitat: Wild, montane forest fringe amidst grass. Sighting: Mullaiainagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1600 msl Date: 01-08-2015
Hedychium spicatum : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Sharing some pictures of H. spicatum shot at Pharping Lalitpur Nepal on 24 August 2013 at 4700 ft.      Hedychium spicatum Sm. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Shivapuri National Park, Nepal Altitude: 4800 ft. Date: 22 July 2017 Nepali Names : सेतो सरो Seto Saro / पंखा फूल Pankhaa Phool     zingiberaceae sp. for ID- Munnar-PKA44 : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) – around 400 kb each.This zingiberaceae sp. was seen at Eravikulam National Park, Munnar. Requesting ID.. Hedychium spicatum Hedychium spicatum
Location: Shivapuri National Park,Nepal Date: 25 August 2018 Elevation:6800 ft. Habit : Wild
. Hedychium spicatum Sm.: 6 high res. images. Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal Date: 27 July 2024 Altitude: 2068m. Habitat : Wild . References: |
Hedychium spicatum
Updated on December 24, 2024