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 (131 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's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Hedychium spicatum belongs to the parent taxon Hedychium[7].
  • Hedychium spicatum's scientific name is Hedychium spicatum[8].
  • Hedychium spicatum is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Hedychium spicatum is used for food[10].
  • Hedychium spicatum's Commons category is recorded as Hedychium spicatum[11].
  • Hedychium spicatum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[12].
  • Hedychium spicatum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=18587[13].
  • Hedychium spicatum's this taxon is source of is recorded as perfume ginger[14].
  • Hedychium spicatum's short name is recorded as H. spicatum[15].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as 草果药[16].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as 豆寇[17].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as 疏穗姜花[18].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as 草果药[19].
  • Hedychium spicatum is commonly known as 土良姜[20].
  • Hedychium spicatum's taxon range is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region[21].

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Classification

Hedychium spicatum's scientific name is Hedychium spicatum[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hedychium[7]. Recorded taxon common name include 草果药[16], 豆寇[17], 疏穗姜花[18], and 土良姜[20].

Identifiers

Hedychium spicatum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 602628[22]. Hedychium spicatum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 110723[23]. Hedychium spicatum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1118104[24]. Hedychium spicatum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2758631[25].

Why It Matters

Hedychium spicatum ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn taxon id 46960086
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  2. 18w 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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