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''Zingiber'' is native to
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especially in
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China
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, the
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, and
New Guinea
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/ref> It contains the true ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice
A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices ...
s, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officinale'' and '' Z. mioga'', two garden gingers.
Culinary
Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
is the classic spice
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"ginger", and may be used whole, candied (known commonly as crystallized ginger), or dried and powdered. Other popular ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice
A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices ...
s used in cooking include cardamom
Cardamom (), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera ''Elettaria'' and ''Amomum'' in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia. They are rec ...
and turmeric
Turmeric () is a flowering plant, ''Curcuma longa'' (), of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the rhizomes of which are used in cooking. The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asi ...
, though neither of these examples is a "true ginger" – they belong to different genera in the family
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Zingiberaceae.
Species
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# '' Zingiber acuminatum'' Valeton
# '' Zingiber aguingayae'' Docot
# '' Zingiber albiflorum'' R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber album'' Nurainas
# ''Zingiber anamalayanum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. offici ...
'' Sujanapal & Sasidh.
# ''Zingiber angustifolium
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# '' Zingiber apoense'' Elmer
# '' Zingiber argenteum'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber arunachalensis'' A.Joe, T.Jayakr., Hareesh & M.Sabu
# '' Zingiber atroporphyreum'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# ''Zingiber atrorubens
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber aurantiacum'' (Holttum) Theilade
# ''Zingiber banhaoense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber barbatum'' Wall.
# '' Zingiber belumense'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# '' Zingiber bipinianum'' D.K.Roy, D.Verma, Talukdar & Dutta Choud.
# '' Zingiber bisectum'' D.Fang
# ''Zingiber brachystachys
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber bradleyanum'' Craib
# '' Zingiber brevifolium'' N.E.Br.
# '' Zingiber bulusanense'' Elmer
# '' Zingiber callianthus'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber capitatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Roxb.
# ''Zingiber cardiocheilum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# '' Zingiber castaneum'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# ''Zingiber caudatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Biseshwori & Bipin
# '' Zingiber cernuum'' Dalzell
# '' Zingiber chantaranothaii'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber chengii
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Y.H.Tseng, C.M.Wang & Y.C.Lin
# '' Zingiber chlorobracteatum'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber chrysanthum'' Roscoe
# ''Zingiber chrysostachys
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Ridl.
# '' Zingiber citriodorum'' Theilade & Mood
# ''Zingiber clarkei
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are ''Ginger, Z. o ...
'' King ex Baker
# '' Zingiber cochleariforme'' D.Fang
# '' Zingiber collinsii'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber coloratum'' N.E.Br.
# '' Zingiber corallinum'' Hance
# ''Zingiber cornubracteatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber curtisii'' Holttum
# '' Zingiber cylindricum'' Thwaites
# ''Zingiber densissimum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
# ''Zingiber discolor
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Rybková
# ''Zingiber diwakarianum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' R.Kr.Singh
# '' Zingiber eberhardtii'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber eborinum'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber elatius
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' (Ridl.) Theilade
# '' Zingiber elatum'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber ellipticum'' (S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia) Q.G.Wu & T.L.Wu
# '' Zingiber engganoense'' Ardiyani
# ''Zingiber fallax
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' (Loes.) L.Bai, Juan Chen & N.H.Xia
# ''Zingiber flagelliforme
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber flammeum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Theilade & Mood
# ''Zingiber flaviflorum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# ''Zingiber flavofusiforme
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' M.M.Aung & Nob.Tanaka
# '' Zingiber flavomaculosum'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber flavovirens'' Theilade
# '' Zingiber fragile'' S.Q.Tong
# ''Zingiber fraseri
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Theilade
# '' Zingiber georgeae'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber gracile'' Jack
# ''Zingiber gramineum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Noronha ex Blume
# '' Zingiber griffithii'' Baker
# ''Zingiber guangxiense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' D.Fang
# ''Zingiber gulinense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Y.M.Xia
# '' Zingiber hainanense'' Y.S.Ye, L.Bai & N.H.Xia
# '' Zingiber idae'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber incomptum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber inflexum'' Blume
# '' Zingiber integrilabrum'' Hance
# '' Zingiber integrum'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber intermedium'' Baker
# ''Zingiber isanense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber jiewhoei'' Škornick.
# ''Zingiber junceum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Gagnep.
# ''Zingiber kangleipakense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Kishor & Škornick.
# '' Zingiber kawagoii'' Hayata
# '' Zingiber kelabitianum'' Theilade & H.Chr.
# ''Zingiber kerrii
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Craib
# '' Zingiber kunstleri'' King ex Ridl.
# '' Zingiber lambii'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber laoticum'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber larsenii'' Theilade
# ''Zingiber latifolium
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Theilade & Mood
# '' Zingiber lecongkietii'' Škornick. & H.Ð.Tran
# '' Zingiber leptorrhizum'' D.Fang
# '' Zingiber leptostachyum'' Valeton
# '' Zingiber leucochilum'' L.Bai, Skornick. & N.H.Xia
# '' Zingiber ligulatum'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber limianum'' Meekiong
# '' Zingiber lingyunense'' D.Fang
# '' Zingiber loerzingii'' Valeton
# ''Zingiber longibracteatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Theilade
# ''Zingiber longiglande
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' D.Fang & D.H.Qin
# ''Zingiber longiligulatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber longipedunculatum'' Ridl.
# '' Zingiber longyanjiang'' Z.Y.Zhu
# '' Zingiber macradenium'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber macrocephalum'' (Zoll.) K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber macroglossum'' Valeton
# '' Zingiber macrorrhynchus'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber malaysianum'' C.K.Lim : black ginger
# ''Zingiber marginatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber martini'' R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber matangense'' Noor Ain, Tawan & Meekiong
# ''Zingiber matupiense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' M.M.Aung & Nob.Tanaka
# ''Zingiber matutumense
''Zingiber matutumense'' is a monocotyledonous plant species described by John Donald Mood and Ida Theilade. ''Zingiber matutumense'' is part of the genus ''Zingiber'' and the family Zingiberaceae.
Range
It is native to the Philippines
...
'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber mawangense'' Noor Ain & Meekiong
# '' Zingiber meghalayense'' Sushil K.Singh, Ram.Kumar & Mood
# '' Zingiber mekongense'' Gagnep.
# ''Zingiber mellis
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Sída f.
# '' Zingiber microcheilum'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Sída f.
# '' Zingiber mioga'' (Thunb.) Roscoe
# ''Zingiber mizoramense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma
# '' Zingiber molle'' Ridl.
# ''Zingiber monglaense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' S.J.Chen & Z.Y.Chen
# ''Zingiber monophyllum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Gagnep.
# ''Zingiber montanum
''Zingiber montanum'' is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae, with no subspecies. Native to Indo-China and Malesia, it has become an invasive species in the Caribbean and South America; there are many synonyms including ''Zingiber cas ...
'' (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. (synonyms: '' Z. cassumunar''; ''Z. purpureum'')
# ''Zingiber multibracteatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Holttum
# ''Zingiber murlenica
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma
# '' Zingiber nanlingense'' Lin Chen, A.Q.Dong & F.W.Xing
# '' Zingiber natmataungense'' S.S.Zhou & R.Li
# ''Zingiber nazrinii
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. offici ...
'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# ''Zingiber neesanum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy
# '' Zingiber neglectum'' Valeton
# ''Zingiber negrosense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Elmer
# '' Zingiber neotruncatum'' T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland
# '' Zingiber nigrimaculatum'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber nimmonii'' (J.Graham) Dalzell
# ''Zingiber nitens
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' M.F.Newman
# ''Zingiber niveum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber odoriferum'' Blume
# ''Zingiber officinale
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of lea ...
'' Roscoe
# '' Zingiber oligophyllum'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber olivaceum'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber orbiculatum'' S.Q.Tong
# ''Zingiber ottensii
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Valeton
# ''Zingiber pachysiphon
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. offici ...
'' B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber panduratum'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber papuanum'' Valeton
# ''Zingiber pardocheilum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Wall. ex Baker
# ''Zingiber parishii
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Hook.f.
# ''Zingiber pauciflorum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' L.Bai, Skornick., D.Z.Li & N.H.Xia
# ''Zingiber pellitum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Gagnep.
# ''Zingiber pendulum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber petiolatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' (Holttum) Theilade
# ''Zingiber pherimaense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Biseshwori & Bipin
# '' Zingiber phillippsiae'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber phumiangense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Chaveer. & Mokkamul
# '' Zingiber pleiostachyum'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber plicatum'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# '' Zingiber popaense'' Nob.Tanaka
# '' Zingiber porphyrochilum'' Y.H.Tan & H.B.Ding
# ''Zingiber porphyrosphaerum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber pseudopungens'' R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber pseudosquarrosum'' L.J.Singh & P.Singh
# '' Zingiber puberulum'' Ridl.
# '' Zingiber purpureum'' Roscoe
# ''Zingiber pyroglossum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber raja
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' C.K.Lim & Kharuk.
# ''Zingiber recurvatum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
# ''Zingiber roseum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' (Roxb.) Roscoe
# '' Zingiber rubens'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber rufopilosum'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber sabuanum'' K.M.P.Kumar & A.Joe
# '' Zingiber sabun'' C.K.Lim
# ''Zingiber sadakornii
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Triboun & K.Larsen[
# '' Zingiber salarkhanii'' M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
# '' Zingiber shuanglongense'' C.L.Yeh & S.W.Chung
# '']Zingiber simaoense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Y.Y.Qian
# '' Zingiber singapurense'' Škornick.
# '' Zingiber skornickovae'' N.S.Lý
# '' Zingiber smilesianum'' Craib
# ''Zingiber spectabile
''Zingiber spectabile'' is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as an ornamental plant, although it has been used in South-East Asia as a medicinal herb.
Name
The scientific name of the ...
'' Griff.
# '' Zingiber squarrosum'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber stenostachys'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber striolatum'' Diels
# ''Zingiber subroseum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Docot
# '' Zingiber sulphureum'' Burkill ex Theilade
# '' Zingiber tenuifolium'' L.Bai, Škornick. & N.H.Xia
# '' Zingiber tenuiscapus'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber thorelii'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber tuanjuum'' Z.Y.Zhu
# '' Zingiber ultralimitale'' Ardiyani & A.D.Poulsen
# '' Zingiber vanlithianum'' Koord.
# '' Zingiber velutinum'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber ventricosum'' L.Bai, Škornick., N.H.Xia & Y.S.Ye
# '' Zingiber vinosum'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber viridiflavum'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber vittacheilum
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber vuquangense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' N.S.Lý, T.H.Lê, T.H.Trinh, V.H.Nguyen & N.D.Do
# '' Zingiber wandingense'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber wightianum'' Thwaites
# '' Zingiber wrayi'' Prain ex Ridl.
# '' Zingiber yersinii'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Rybková
# '' Zingiber yingjiangense'' S.Q.Tong
# ''Zingiber yunnanense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' S.Q.Tong & X.Z.Liu
# '' Zingiber zerumbet'' (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. : shampoo ginger
# ''Zingiber zhuxiense
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
'' G.X.Hu & S.Huang
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Flora of North China – ''Zingiber''
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Edible plants
Medicinal plants
Spices
Zingiberoideae
Zingiberales genera
Taxa named by Philip Miller