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''Hedychium coronarium'' (white garland-lily or white ginger lily) is a perennial flowering plant originally from the Himalayas region of Nepal and India. It was introduced in Brazil in the era of slavery, brought to the country by African slaves who used its leaves as mattresses, and is now so common that it is considered an invasive plant. It is also considered an invasive species in Hawaii. The white ginger lily is known as ''dolan champa'' दोलन चम्पा in Hindi, ''দোলনচাঁপা'' in Bengali, ''takhellei angouba'' in Manipuri, ''Sontakka'' in Marathi, ''suruli sugandhi'' in Kannada and ''Kalyana sauganthikam'' in Malayalam. ''Hedychium coronarium'' is the National Flower of Cuba, where it is known as ''mariposa'' (literally "butterfly") due to its shape. Women used to adorn themselves with these fragrant flowers in Spanish colonial times; because of the intricate structure of the inflorescence, women hid and carried secret messages important to the independence cause under it.〔http://www.cubadiplomatica.cu/uganda/EN/LearnaboutCuba/Nativesymbols/NationalFlower.aspx〕 The plant has become wild in the cool rainy mountains in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Rio Province in the west, Escambray Mountains in the center of the island, and in Sierra Maestra in the very west of it. Both ''Hedychium coronarium'' and ''Hedychium philippinense'' are called ''camia'' in the Philippines, where their flowers are commonly made into garlands. Its fragrance can be extracted by enfleurage. ==References== *(Flowers of India ) *(Plant of the Week ) *() 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hedychium coronarium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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