Adansonia
48 (1) - Pages 1-5The tropical and subtropical Asian genus Hedychium J.Koenig (Zingiberaceae) comprises over 90 recognized species, with more than twice as many published names. It is renowned for its enduring taxonomic uncertainties. Here, we assign the lectotype for H. thyrsiforme Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. and provide comprehensive morphological description for this species.
Zingiberaceae, India, lectotypification