Hedychium spicatum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q3628042
Hedychium spicatum
Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Hedychium spicatum

Summary

Hedychium spicatum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hedychium spicatum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hedychium spicatum's instance of is recorded as epiphyte[4].
  • Hedychium spicatum is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Hedychium spicatum belongs to the parent taxon Hedychium[6].
  • Hedychium spicatum's scientific name is Hedychium spicatum[7].
  • Hedychium spicatum is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Hedychium spicatum is used for food[9].
  • Hedychium spicatum's Commons category is recorded as Hedychium spicatum[10].
  • Hedychium spicatum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[11].
  • Hedychium spicatum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=18587[12].
  • Hedychium spicatum's this taxon is source of is recorded as perfume ginger[13].
  • Hedychium spicatum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. spicatum'}[14].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '草果药'}[15].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '豆寇'}[16].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '疏穗姜花'}[17].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '草果药'}[18].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '土良姜'}[19].
  • Hedychium spicatum's taxon range is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region[20].

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Classification

Hedychium spicatum's scientific name is Hedychium spicatum[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hedychium[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '草果药'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '豆寇'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '疏穗姜花'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '草果药'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '土良姜'}[19].

Identifiers

Hedychium spicatum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 602628[21]. Hedychium spicatum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 110723[22]. Hedychium spicatum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1118104[23]. Hedychium spicatum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2758631[24].

Why It Matters

Hedychium spicatum ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2). wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2). wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Ethmostigmus · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range Tibet Autonomous Region
    Instance of
    Described by source Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)
    Parent taxon Hedychium
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