Butterfly ginger lily

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Hedychium coronarium

Butterfly ginger lily, a reference photo
Photo: NasserHalaweh · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily or white ginger lily, is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to the forest understorey of Asia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Butterfly ginger lily being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Species
Hedychium coronarium

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