Hedychium gardnerianum
naturalizedZingiberaceae

Hedychium gardnerianum

Kahili ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum (Kahili ginger, Kahila garland-lily, or ginger lily (Aust.)) is a plant native to the Himalayas in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. It grows to 8 ft (2.4 m) tall with long, bright green leaves clasping the tall stems. The very fragrant pale yellow and red flowers are held in dense spikes above the foliage. They appear towards the end of summer.

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Where documented · 35 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 298 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 88 · GBIF 141
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 25 · GBIF 44
Honuaʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 16 · GBIF 15
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 15 · GBIF 15
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 14
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 7
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 10
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 10
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 5
Makawao · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 5
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hanakoa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Manukā · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1