Hedychium spicatum

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Spiked Ginger Lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Zingiberales
Order: Liliopsida
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Hedychium
Species: H. spicatum
Binomial name
Hedychium spicatum

Hedychium spicatum is a smallish hardy ginger that grows to around 1 m, with green leaves and large orange and white flowers. It is also known as Spiked Ginger Lily, Sandharlika संधार्लिका (Hindi), Kapur kachri कपूर कचरी (Hindi), and Takhellei (Manipuri).

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