Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Hedychium gracile
Hedychium gracile
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hedychium gracile is a perennial plant growing about 60cm tall from an underground rhizome. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a spice.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand.
HabitatMoist places and on forest edges[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].