Zingiber officinale
Garden Ginger
Also known as: Amomum zingiber L. +17 more
- Amomum zingiber L.
- Amomum zinziba Hill
- Curcuma longifolia Wall.
- Zingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum.
- Zingiber majus Rumph.
- Zingiber missionis Wall.
- Zingiber missionis Wall. ex Baker
- Zingiber officinale f. macrorhizonum (Makino) M.Hiroe
- Zingiber officinale f. rubens (Makino) M.Hiroe
- Zingiber officinale subsp. cholmondeleyi F.M.Bailey
- Zingiber officinale subsp. macrorhizonum (Makino) M.Hiroe
- Zingiber officinale subsp. rubens (Makino) M.Hiroe
- Zingiber officinale subsp. rubrum Theilade
- Zingiber officinale subsp. sichuanense (Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen) Z.Y.Zhu & S.L.Zhang
- Zingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M.Bailey
- Zingiber officinale var. macrorhizonum Makino
- Zingiber officinale var. rubens Makino
- Zingiber officinale var. rubrum Theilade
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Zingiber officinale (commonly known as Garden Ginger) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Zingiber genus, encompassing over 200 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Windward Is.