ZingiberaceaeSubfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Riedelieae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Globbeae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
- Common Name: Canton Ginger, Common Ginger
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: tropical se Asia
- Habitat:
- Description: Leafy stems to 20 inches; leaves to 7 inches long, 3/4 inches wide; inflorescence on a separate stem, a dense spike, to 3 inches long, bracts green with translucent margin; flowers yellow-green, lip purple with cream blotches and base.
Tropical southeast Asia
Cultivars are sterile but are widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate lands for the rhizomes, from which ginger is made.
- Culture: Prefers a winter rest period with reduced water and light.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199700004
- Source: Banana Tree
- Accession Date: 02-03-1997
- Bench: 1208 - AUS:Indo-Burma B
- Qty: 0 confirmed on 12-02-2011
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
- Tribe: Zingibereae
- SubTribe:
References:
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
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