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Zingiber officinale Roscoe
garden ginger

       
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Photo of Zingiber officinale Roscoe
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens. March 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Zingiber officinale Roscoe

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Synonyms:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

  AMZI Amomum zingiber L.
  ZIZI2 Zingiber zingiber (L.) Karst.
 

Distribution:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

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Related Taxa:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

View 12 genera in Zingiberaceae, 4 species in Zingiber
 

Classification:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Zingiberidae
Order Zingiberales
Family Zingiberaceae – Ginger family
Genus Zingiber Mill. – ginger
Species Zingiber officinale Roscoe – garden ginger
 

Introduced Information:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42402.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

 

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Zingiber officinale Roscoe

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