HEDYCHIUM ROXBURGHII
Author:
Carl Ludwig von Blume, 1827
Family:
ZINGIBERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 57 (1827)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
80 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Rhizomes
CITES:
Synonyms:
Hedychium roxburghii var. oblongum, Bakh.f.
Gandasulium roxburghii, Kuntze.
This member of the Zingiberaceae family was described by Carl Ludwig von Blume in 1827. It is found on Java, growing in a rich soil with some water and some sun. The rhizomes will grow up to three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 80 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to crème coloured. Seen as a member of the Scitaminceae family.
The genera name means 'sweet snow', referring to the flowers. The species name after William Roxburgh, 1751-1815, a Scottish surgeon and botanist.
Flower
White - Crème Colour
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium