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Family:

Zingiberaceae (Magnoliophyta)

Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.

Common Names:

Ginger Family

Description:

Number of genera: 46

Number of species: 1350

Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is pantropical. The greatest concentration of genera and species is in South-East Asia. They are chiefly forest floor plants growing in humus-rich shade or semi-shade habitats. Due to the great difficulty of preserving the flowers, taxonomic work is difficult and several genera are incompletely known.