Hedychium Koen.
Retz., Obs. Bot. 3: 61 1783.

Commonly called as 'ginger lily' or 'butterfly lily'. This is the largest genus of the family in India, with about 43 taxa, including 17 endemics, mostly restricted to Northeastern India. It comprises of approximately 80 species, distributed mainly in India., Soth China and Southeast Asia. Medium sized gingers some are epiphytic. Inflorescence terminal on leafy stems, flowers showy and sweet scented. The flowers are irregular and the most attractive parts are petaloid lateral staminodes and labellum.

Hedychium chrysoleucum

Hedychium coccineum

Hedychium coronarium

Hedychium ellipticum

Hedychium flavescens

Hedychium gracile

Hedychium greenii

Hedychium aurantiacum

Hedychium rubrum

Hedychium spicatum var. s...

Hedychium stenopetalum

Hedychium urophyllum

Hedychium villosum

Hedychium wardii

Hedychium aureum

Hedychium dekianum

Hedychium edwardsii

Hedychium elatum

Hedychium elwesii

Hedychium flavum

Hedychium gardnerianum

Hedychium gracillimum

Hedychium griffithianum

Hedychium hookeri

Hedychium larsenii

Hedychium longipedunculat...

Hedychium marginatum

Hedychium radiatum

Hedychium robustum

Hedychium speciosum

Hedychium spicatum var. ...

Hedychium thyrsiforme

Hedychium venustum