Family · Monocots
Zingiberaceae
Ginger, turmeric, cardamom
Gingers: aromatic rhizomatous herbs yielding ginger, turmeric and cardamom spices.
- Accepted species
- 2,042accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 59accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈26 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- Cardamom
- Curcuma
Genera
Zingiber215 spp.
Alpinia186 spp.
Curcuma180 spp.
Etlingera153 spp.
Globba146 spp.
Amomum110 spp.
Boesenbergia102 spp.
Renealmia93 spp.
Hedychium88 spp.
Riedelia77 spp.
Hellwigia76 spp.
Kaempferia64 spp.
Aframomum63 spp.
Scaphochlamys58 spp.
Meistera43 spp.
Hornstedtia42 spp.
Caulokaempferia37 spp.
Wurfbainia32 spp.
Plagiostachys31 spp.
Geostachys26 spp.
Pleuranthodium25 spp.
Roscoea25 spp.
Sulettaria16 spp.
Sundamomum16 spp.
Conamomum12 spp.
Siphonochilus11 spp.
Adelmeria9 spp.
Cornukaempferia8 spp.
Lanxangia8 spp.
Elettaria7 spp.
Geocharis7 spp.
Newmania7 spp.
Aulotandra6 spp.
Epiamomum6 spp.
Burbidgea5 spp.
Camptandra4 spp.
Distichochlamys4 spp.
Haniffia4 spp.
Larsenianthus4 spp.
Rhynchanthus4 spp.
Siliquamomum4 spp.
Vanoverberghia4 spp.
Hemiorchis3 spp.
Cautleya2 spp.
Gagnepainia2 spp.
Myxochlamys2 spp.
Pommereschea2 spp.
Tamijia2 spp.
Cyphostigma1 spp.
Johoralia1 spp.
Kedhalia1 spp.
Leptosolena1 spp.
Nanochilus1 spp.
Parakaempferia1 spp.
Perakalia1 spp.
Pyrgophyllum1 spp.
Siamanthus1 spp.
Srilankanthus1 spp.
Stadiochilus1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical1,718
- Asia-Temperate258
- Africa114
- Southern America59
- Pacific13
- Australasia12
- Northern America5
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Zingiberaceae sits in the order Zingiberales.