Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Hedychium gardnerianum
(Zingiberaceae)

kahili ginger, kahili ginger, yellow ginger

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What's new?

Finding hidden invaders in a Hawaiian rain forest
"By applying novel measurement techniques from a high-altitude aircraft, scientists detected two species of invading plants that are changing the ecology of rain forest near the Kilauea Volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park."


Species description or overview

Hedychium gardnerianum information from PIER
Information on Hedychium gardnerianum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Identification

Kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) pest identification flyer
Images of Kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) flowers and fruit are included in this Maui County report-a-pest page.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Hedychium gardnerianum
Nomenclatural information about Hedychium gardnerianum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Hedychium gardnerianum
Nomenclatural information about Hedychium gardnerianum is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Hedychium gardnerianum  new posting 
Nomenclatural information about Hedychium gardnerianum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Hedychium gardnerianum (Zingiberaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Hedychium gardnerianum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Control methods

"Ginger man" to visit New Zealand
Hawaii State Dept. of Land & Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Wildlife

Management information for kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script ITISPLTS.SSL.


Images

Images of Hedychium gardnerianum (Zingiberaceae) (kahili ginger)
Links to high-resolution free images of Hedychium gardnerianum (Zingiberaceae) (kahili ginger) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Hedychium gardnerianum
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

Hedychium gardnerianum images from PIER
Images of Hedychium gardnerianum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Hedychium gardnerianum
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)


In the news

"Ginger man" to visit New Zealand
Hawaii State Dept. of Land & Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Wildlife


Other resources

Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger) as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Information about Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger) as an invasive species is provided by The Nature Conservancy.

Finding hidden invaders in a Hawaiian rain forest
"By applying novel measurement techniques from a high-altitude aircraft, scientists detected two species of invading plants that are changing the ecology of rain forest near the Kilauea Volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park."


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