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Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. [2] Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. [3]
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Alpinia caerulea is a rhizomatous plant with arching stalks growing to 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) long. [4] [5] [6] Each carries a number of large alternately arranged leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) long and 10 cm (3.9 in) wide.
Zingiberaceae (/ ˌ z ɪ n dʒ ɪ b ɪ ˈ r eɪ s i. iː /) or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species [4] of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Globba is a genus of plants in the ginger family: with delicate flowers, sometimes called "dancing ladies" or "dancing girls ginger". Species are native to the Indian Subcontinent , China , Southeast Asia , New Guinea , the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland .
Alpinia zerumbet, commonly known as shell ginger among other names, is a perennial species of ginger native to East Asia. The plants can grow up to 2.5 to 3 meters (8 to 10 ft) tall and bear colorful funnel-shaped flowers. They are grown as ornamentals and their leaves are used in cuisine and traditional medicine.
Ginger has been used for some 2,000 years to treat specific health conditions. Today, the plant's benefits are being recognized on a global scale.
The Zingiberales are flowering plants forming one of four orders in the commelinids clade of monocots, together with its sister order, Commelinales. The order includes 68 genera and 2,600 species . Zingiberales are a unique though morphologically diverse order that has been widely recognised as such over a long period of time.
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