Zingiberaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Zingiberales, class Liliopsida. The family contains 41 accepted species worldwide.
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Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Zingiber zerumbet is a fragrant perennial ginger relative native to tropical Asi…
Hedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe
Hedychium flavescens is a shade-tolerant perennial ginger considered an invasive…
Kaempferia rotunda L.
Kaempferia rotunda is a ginger-family flowering plant with medicinal uses, rarel…
Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth.
Alpinia caerulea, or native ginger, is an Australian rhizomatous forest plant wi…
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt
Siphonochilus aethiopicus is a critically endangered deciduous flowering ginger …
Renealmia sessilifolia Gagnep.
Renealmia sessilifolia is a flowering plant in the Zingiberaceae family that is …
Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe
Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary) is a fragrant rhizomatous plant used as a food ingred…
Hedychium coccineum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Hedychium coccineum is an erect perennial flowering ginger, native to South Asia…
Roscoea purpurea Sm.
Roscoea purpurea Sm. is a perennial Himalayan herb grown in gardens, pollinated …
Etlingera brevilabrum (Valeton) R.M.Sm.
Etlingera brevilabrum is a monocotyledonous species of plant in the ginger famil…
Renealmia cernua (Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.) J.F.Macbr.
Renealmia cernua is a Zingiberaceae plant native to the Americas, used to treat …
Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S.Sakai & Nagam.
Etlingera coccinea is a red-flowered monocot ginger native to Southeast Asian tr…
Zingiberaceae plants belong to the Zingiberales order in the Plantae kingdom. Its flavor is more comparable to ginger, though it has a distinctly bitter aftertaste. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Zingiberaceae is classified in the order Zingiberales, class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. Cowley lists multiple distinguishing features between the two: R.
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