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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.
Zingiber is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, and Southeast Asia, ...
In common with most plants in genus Zingiber, the leaves of the plant are long and mostly oblong shaped, tapering to a single point at their tip. Under ideal circumstances, the plant can reach a height of 4.5 metres (15 ft), or even more. [5] The plant's inflorescence is set atop a spike and can measure up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in height.
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.
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. [2] It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall, bearing narrow leaf blades.
Zingiberoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Zingiberaceae. [1] Tribes & genera. Tribe Globbeae ... Zingiber; References External links. Media ...
Zingiber zerumbet [3] is a species of plant in the ginger family [4] with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It originates from Asia, but can be found in many tropical countries. It originates from Asia, but can be found in many tropical countries.
Myoga, myoga ginger or Japanese ginger (myōga ) is the species Zingiber mioga in the family Zingiberaceae. It is a deciduous herbaceous perennial native to Japan, China, and the southern part of Korea. [1] [2] [3] Only its edible flower buds and flavorful shoots are used in cooking. [4]