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Hedychium flavescens

Kōpī Rengarenga

Yellow Ginger

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Yellow Ginger, Cream Ginger

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kōpī Rengarenga (RR MG), Re‘a Rengarenga (AT MK), Kaopui Rengarenga (AK); Other Polynesian - Teuila (TON), Teuila (SAM)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Himalayas

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
+
+
+
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Hedychium flavescens N.Carey ex Roscoe
SYNONYMS: Hedychium flavum [GW]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); ZINGIBERIDAE; Zingiberales; ZINGIBERACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.1622 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.252 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.928 Tropica
p.35 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.397b Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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