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zingiberaceae (dict)
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ZingiberaceaeSee text 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. 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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