Title
Hedychium gardnerianum
Creator
Date
1828
Description
1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 36 x 26 cm. Published in Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool. Botanical illustration of a member of the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family, commonly known as kahili ginger. Angus notes origin in East Indies and Nepal, but in 1818 Gardner sent it to Calcutta, India. Additional digital image: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29960439#page/198/mode/1up
Subject
Is Part Of
Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool