Accession Data:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
- Common Name: Common Ginger
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: India to SC. China
- 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.
- Culture: Prefers a winter rest period with reduced water and light.
- USDA Zone: 8b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900392
- Source: Atkins Farm Market (rhizome)
- Accession Date: 10-23-2019
- Bench: 3211 - ZING:Research Curcuma
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-14-2022
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
- Tribe: Zingibereae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- Medicinal Plants
- Spice Plants
- Medicinal Plants - Ayurveda Medicine
- Edible Plants
- Root Vegetables - Rhizomes
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Medicinal Plants - Respiratory System
- Medicinal Plants - Reproductive System
- Medicinal Plants - Digestive System
- Medicinal Plants - Integumentary System
- Medicinal Plants - Circulatory System
- Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
- Domesticated Plants of Austronesia
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Assam / East Himalaya / India /
References (external):
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 23 October, 2019.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 23 October, 2019.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) By Frank C. Müller, Baden-Baden [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Wednesday, 23 October, 2019.
- Medicinal Plants Names Service at Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019.
data regenerated on Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:29:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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