Zingiber

Zingiber

Zingiber officinale rhizome
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Zingiber Boehm.
Species
Zingiber officinale is culinery ginger See list

The genus Zingiber contains the true gingers, a set of plants with medicinal and culinary value in many parts of the world. The most well-known is Z. officinale, garden ginger.

Culinary

Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice "ginger", and may be used whole, candied (known commonly as crystallized ginger), or dried and powdered. Other popular gingers used in cooking include cardamom and turmeric^[1], though neither of these examples is a "true ginger" - they belong to different genera in the Zingiberaceae family.

Species

The Plant List^[2] records the following accepted names for Zingiber species:

Zingiber acuminatum Valeton
Zingiber albiflorum R.M.Sm.
Zingiber apoense Elmer
Zingiber argenteum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber atrorubens Gagnep.
Zingiber aurantiacum (Holttum) Theilade
Zingiber banhaoense Mood & Theilade
Zingiber barbatum Wall.
Zingiber bisectum D.Fang
Zingiber bradleyanum Craib
Zingiber brevifolium N.E.Br.
Zingiber bulusanense Elmer
Zingiber capitatum Roxb.
Zingiber cernuum Dalzell
Zingiber chlorobracteatum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe
Zingiber chrysostachys Ridl.
Zingiber citriodorum Theilade & Mood
Zingiber clarkei King ex Baker
Zingiber cochleariforme D.Fang
Zingiber collinsii Mood & Theilade
Zingiber coloratum N.E.Br.
Zingiber corallinum Hance
Zingiber curtisii Holttum
Zingiber cylindricum Thwaites
Zingiber densissimum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
Zingiber eberhardtii Gagnep.
Zingiber eborinum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber elatior (Ridl.) Theilade
Zingiber elatum Roxb.
Zingiber ellipticum (S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia) Q.G.Wu & T.L.Wu
Zingiber flagelliforme Mood & Theilade
Zingiber flammeum Theilade & Mood
Zingiber flavomaculosum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber flavovirens Theilade
Zingiber fragile S.Q.Tong
Zingiber fraseri Theilade
Zingiber georgeae Mood & Theilade
Zingiber gracile Jack
Zingiber gramineum Noronha ex Blume
Zingiber griffithii Baker
Zingiber guangxiense D.Fang
Zingiber gulinense Y.M.Xia
Zingiber idae Triboun & K.Larsen
Zingiber incomptum B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
Zingiber inflexum Blume
Zingiber integrilabrum Hance
Zingiber integrum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber intermedium Baker
Zingiber junceum Gagnep.
Zingiber kawagoii Hayata
Zingiber kelabitianum Theilade & H.Chr.
Zingiber kerrii Craib
Zingiber kunstleri King ex Ridl.
Zingiber lambii Mood & Theilade
Zingiber laoticum Gagnep.
Zingiber larsenii Theilade
Zingiber latifolium Theilade & Mood
Zingiber leptorrhizum D.Fang
Zingiber leptostachyum Valeton
Zingiber ligulatum Roxb.
Zingiber lingyunense D.Fang
Zingiber loerzingii Valeton
Zingiber longibracteatum Theilade
Zingiber longiglande D.Fang & D.H.Qin
Zingiber longiligulatum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber longipedunculatum Ridl.
Zingiber longyanjiang Z.Y.Zhu
Zingiber macradenium K.Schum.
Zingiber macrocephalum (Zoll.) K.Schum.
Zingiber macroglossum Valeton
Zingiber macrorrhynchus K.Schum.
Zingiber malaysianum C.K.Lim : black ginger
Zingiber marginatum Roxb.
Zingiber martinii R.M.Sm.
Zingiber matutumense Mood & Theilade
Zingiber mekongense Gagnep.
Zingiber menghaiense S.Q.Tong
Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe : mioga ginger
Zingiber molle Ridl.
Zingiber monglaense S.J.Chen & Z.Y.Chen
Zingiber monophyllum Gagnep.
Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr. Cassumunar ginger
[ Syn. Z. (= A. momum) cassumunar; Z. purpureum ]
Zingiber multibracteatum Holttum
Zingiber neesanum (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy
Zingiber neglectum Valeton
Zingiber negrosense Elmer
Zingiber neotruncatum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland
Zingiber newmanii Theilade & Mood
Zingiber nigrimaculatum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber nimmonii (J.Graham) Dalzell
Zingiber niveum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber nudicarpum D.Fang
Zingiber odoriferum Blume
Zingiber officinale Roscoe : ginger
Zingiber oligophyllum K.Schum.
Zingiber olivaceum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber orbiculatum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber ottensii Valeton
Zingiber pachysiphon B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
Zingiber panduratum Roxb.
Zingiber papuanum Valeton
Zingiber pardocheilum Wall. ex Baker
Zingiber parishii Hook.f.
Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang
Zingiber pellitum Gagnep.
Zingiber pendulum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber peninsulare Theilade
Zingiber petiolatum (Holttum) Theilade
Zingiber phillippsiae Mood & Theilade
Zingiber phumiangense Chaveer. & Mokkamul
Zingiber pleiostachyum K.Schum.
Zingiber porphyrosphaerum K.Schum.
Zingiber pseudopungens R.M.Sm.
Zingiber puberulum Ridl.
Zingiber pubisquama Ridl.
Zingiber raja C.K.Lim & Kharuk.
Zingiber recurvatum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
Zingiber roseum (Roxb.) Roscoe
Zingiber rubens Roxb.
Zingiber rufopilosum Gagnep.
Zingiber simaoense Y.Y.Qian
Zingiber smilesianum Craib
Zingiber spectabile Griff. : beehive ginger
Zingiber squarrosum Roxb.
Zingiber stenostachys K.Schum.
Zingiber stipitatum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber striolatum Diels
Zingiber sulphureum Burkill ex Theilade
Zingiber thorelii Gagnep.
Zingiber tuanjuum Z.Y.Zhu
Zingiber vanlithianum Koord.
Zingiber velutinum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber vinosum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber viridiflavum Mood & Theilade
Zingiber wandingense S.Q.Tong
Zingiber wightianum Thwaites
Zingiber wrayi Prain ex Ridl.
Zingiber yingjiangense S.Q.Tong
Zingiber yunnanense S.Q.Tong & X.Z.Liu
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. : shampoo ginger

References

^ "Flower notebook: Zingiber". Kalani Tropicals. http://www.ktropicals.com/flowers/ginger.shtml. Retrieved november 11, 2011.
^ "Zingiber". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). 2010. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=zingiber. Retrieved November 11, 2011.