Zingiberaceae

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Zingiberaceae

  • 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.

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