Seven Zingiberaceous taxa in Globba L. and Hedychium Koenig are report
ed here for the first time from Bangladesh, viz. Globba bracteolata Wa
ll. ex. Baker, G. clarkei Baker, G. pendula Roxb., G. racemosa Smith,
Hedychium coronarium var. flavum (Roxb.) Baker, H. glaucum Roscoe and
H. griffithianum Roxb. All the species of Globba and Hedychium that oc
cur in Bangladesh are separately keyed out.