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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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/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
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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
Myoga, myoga ginger or Japanese ginger () 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.Cole TCH, Nürnberger "Zingiber mioga and its ...
is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome
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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
Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Af ...
.
Species
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# ''Zingiber acuminatum
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 aguingayae
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 albiflorum
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.M.Sm.
# ''Zingiber album
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 ...
'' 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'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# ''Zingiber apoense
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 argenteum
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 arunachalensis'' A.Joe, T.Jayakr., Hareesh & M.Sabu
# '' Zingiber atroporphyreum'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# '' Zingiber atrorubens'' Gagnep.
# ''Zingiber aurantiacum
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 banhaoense'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber barbatum
''Zingiber barbatum'' (''meik-thalin'' or ''meik tha-lin'') is a medicinal, therapeutic ginger found in Myanmar. The plant, a rhizome geophyte, is concentrated primarily in the Yangon, Bago, and Mandalay regions, although specimens have been fou ...
'' Wall.
# '' Zingiber belumense'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# ''Zingiber bipinianum
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.K.Roy, D.Verma, Talukdar & Dutta Choud.
# ''Zingiber bisectum
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 brachystachys'' 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. officin ...
'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber cardiocheilum'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# '' Zingiber castaneum'' Škornick. & Q.B.Nguyen
# '' Zingiber caudatum'' Biseshwori & Bipin
# ''Zingiber cernuum
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 ...
'' Dalzell
# '' Zingiber chantaranothaii'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber chengii'' Y.H.Tseng, C.M.Wang & Y.C.Lin
# ''Zingiber chlorobracteatum
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 chrysanthum'' Roscoe
# '' Zingiber chrysostachys'' 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
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 collinsii
''Zingiber collinsii'' is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with ...
'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber coloratum'' N.E.Br.
# '' Zingiber corallinum'' Hance
# '' Zingiber cornubracteatum'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber curtisii
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 cylindricum'' Thwaites
# '' Zingiber densissimum'' S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
# '' Zingiber discolor'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Rybková
# '' Zingiber diwakarianum'' R.Kr.Singh
# ''Zingiber eberhardtii
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 eborinum'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber elatius'' (Ridl.) Theilade
# ''Zingiber elatum
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 ellipticum
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) Q.G.Wu & T.L.Wu
# '' Zingiber engganoense'' Ardiyani
# '' Zingiber fallax'' (Loes.) L.Bai, Juan Chen & N.H.Xia
# '' Zingiber flagelliforme'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber flammeum'' Theilade & Mood
# '' Zingiber flaviflorum'' C.K.Lim & Meekiong
# '' Zingiber flavofusiforme'' M.M.Aung & Nob.Tanaka
# ''Zingiber flavomaculosum
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 flavovirens'' Theilade
# '' Zingiber fragile'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber fraseri'' Theilade
# ''Zingiber georgeae
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 gracile
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 ...
'' Jack
# '' Zingiber gramineum'' Noronha ex Blume
# '' Zingiber griffithii'' Baker
# '' Zingiber guangxiense'' 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 ''Ginger, Z. o ...
'' Y.M.Xia
# ''Zingiber hainanense
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.S.Ye, L.Bai & N.H.Xia
# '' Zingiber idae'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber incomptum'' B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber inflexum'' Blume
# '' Zingiber integrilabrum'' Hance
# ''Zingiber integrum
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 intermedium
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 ...
'' Baker
# '' Zingiber isanense'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# ''Zingiber jiewhoei
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.
# '' Zingiber junceum'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber kangleipakense'' Kishor & Škornick.
# ''Zingiber kawagoii
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 ...
'' Hayata
# '' Zingiber kelabitianum'' Theilade & H.Chr.
# '' Zingiber kerrii'' 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
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 ...
'' Škornick. & H.Ð.Tran
# ''Zingiber leptorrhizum
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 leptostachyum
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 leucochilum'' L.Bai, Skornick. & N.H.Xia
# '' Zingiber ligulatum'' Roxb.
# ''Zingiber limianum
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 ...
'' Meekiong
# '' Zingiber lingyunense'' D.Fang
# ''Zingiber loerzingii
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 ...
'' Valeton
# '' Zingiber longibracteatum'' 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
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 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'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber martini'' R.M.Sm.
# ''Zingiber matangense
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 ...
'' Noor Ain, Tawan & Meekiong
# '' Zingiber matupiense'' M.M.Aung & Nob.Tanaka
# '' Zingiber matutumense'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber mawangense'' Noor Ain & Meekiong
# '' Zingiber meghalayense'' Sushil K.Singh, Ram.Kumar & Mood
# '' Zingiber mekongense'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber mellis'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Sída f.
# ''Zingiber microcheilum
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 mioga
Myoga, myoga ginger or Japanese ginger () 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.Cole TCH, Nürnberger "Zingiber mioga and its ...
'' (Thunb.) Roscoe
# '' Zingiber mizoramense'' Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma
# '' Zingiber molle'' Ridl.
# '' Zingiber monglaense'' S.J.Chen & Z.Y.Chen
# '' Zingiber monophyllum'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber montanum'' (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. (synonyms: '' Z. cassumunar''; ''Z. purpureum'')
# '' Zingiber multibracteatum'' Holttum
# '' Zingiber murlenica'' Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma
# ''Zingiber nanlingense
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 ...
'' Lin Chen, A.Q.Dong & F.W.Xing
# ''Zingiber natmataungense
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 ...
'' 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
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 ...
'' T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland
# ''Zingiber nigrimaculatum
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 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
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 ...
'' 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 l ...
'' Roscoe
# ''Zingiber oligophyllum
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 olivaceum
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 orbiculatum'' S.Q.Tong
# '' Zingiber ottensii'' 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
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 papuanum'' Valeton
# '' Zingiber pardocheilum'' Wall. ex Baker
# '' Zingiber parishii'' Hook.f.
# '' Zingiber pauciflorum'' 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'' Mood & Theilade
# '' Zingiber petiolatum'' (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'' Chaveer. & Mokkamul
# ''Zingiber pleiostachyum
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. offi ...
'' K.Schum.
# ''Zingiber plicatum
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 popaense'' Nob.Tanaka
# ''Zingiber porphyrochilum
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.Tan & H.B.Ding
# '' Zingiber porphyrosphaerum'' K.Schum.
# '' Zingiber pseudopungens'' R.M.Sm.
# '' Zingiber pseudosquarrosum'' L.J.Singh & P.Singh
# '' Zingiber puberulum'' Ridl.
# ''Zingiber purpureum
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 ...
'' Roscoe
# '' Zingiber pyroglossum'' Triboun & K.Larsen
# '' Zingiber raja'' C.K.Lim & Kharuk.
# '' Zingiber recurvatum'' S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
# '' Zingiber roseum'' (Roxb.) Roscoe
# '' Zingiber rubens'' Roxb.
# '' Zingiber rufopilosum'' Gagnep.
# '' Zingiber sabuanum'' K.M.P.Kumar & A.Joe
# '' Zingiber sabun'' C.K.Lim
# '' Zingiber sadakornii'' Triboun & K.Larsen[
# '' Zingiber salarkhanii'' M.A.Rahman & Yusuf
# '' Zingiber shuanglongense'' C.L.Yeh & S.W.Chung
# '' Zingiber simaoense'' Y.Y.Qian
# '' Zingiber singapurense'' Škornick.
# '']Zingiber skornickovae
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
# '' 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
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 stenostachys
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 striolatum'' Diels
# '' Zingiber subroseum'' Docot
# '' Zingiber sulphureum'' Burkill ex Theilade
# '' Zingiber tenuifolium'' L.Bai, Škornick. & N.H.Xia
# ''Zingiber tenuiscapus
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 thorelii
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 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
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 ...
'' Mood & Theilade
# ''Zingiber viridiflavum
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 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'' N.S.Lý, T.H.Lê, T.H.Trinh, V.H.Nguyen & N.D.Do
# ''Zingiber wandingense
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 wightianum
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 ...
'' Thwaites
# '' Zingiber wrayi'' Prain ex Ridl.
# ''Zingiber yersinii
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 ...
'' Škornick., H.Ð.Tran & Rybková
# ''Zingiber yingjiangense
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 yunnanense'' S.Q.Tong & X.Z.Liu
# ''Zingiber zerumbet
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.) Roscoe ex Sm. : shampoo ginger
# '' Zingiber zhuxiense'' G.X.Hu & S.Huang
References
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Flora of North China – ''Zingiber''
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Edible plants
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Zingiberoideae
Zingiberales genera
Taxa named by Philip Miller