Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyZingiberaceae
GenusHedychium
Scientific name with authorshipHedychium coronarium J.Koenig
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amomum filiforme Hunter ex Ridl.Amomum filiforme W.HunterGandasulium coronarium (J.Koenig) KuntzeGandasulium lingulatum (Hassk.) KuntzeHedychium chrysoleucum Hook.Hedychium coronarium subsp. chrysoleucum (Hook.) BakerHedychium coronarium subsp. maximum (Roscoe) EichlerHedychium coronarium var. baimao Z.Y.ZhuHedychium coronarium var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) BakerHedychium coronarium var. maximum (Roscoe) EichlerHedychium flavescens var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) C.E.C.Fisch.Hedychium gandasulium Buch.-Ham.Hedychium gandasulium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Hedychium lingulatum Hassk.Hedychium maximum RoscoeHedychium prophetae Buch.-Ham.Hedychium prophetae Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Hedychium spicatum G.Lodd.Hedychium sulphureum Wall.Kaempferia hedychium Lam.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier796836-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.