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Zingiberaceae

Zingiberaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae
Genera
Afromum Alpinia (galangal) Amomum Aulotandra Boesenbergia Burbigdea Camptandra Caulokaempferia Cautleya Curcuma (turmeric) Curcumorpha Cyphostigma Elettaria (cardamom) Elettariopsis Etlingera Gagnepainia Geocharis Globba Haniffia Haplochorema Hedychium Hemiorchis Hitchenia Hornstedtia Kaempferia Leptosolena Mantisia Nanochilus Paracautleya Parakaempferia Plagiostachys Pleuranthodium Pommereschea Renealmia Rhynchanthus Riedelia Roscoea Scaphochlamys Siliquamomum Siphonochilus Stadiochilus Stahlianthus Vanoverberghia Zingiber (ginger)
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Zingiberaceae, or the ginger family, is a group of about 47 genera of perennial rhizomatous plants of which many are important spices or medicinal plants. Important members of the family include ginger, turmeric, myoga, cardamom and galangal.

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