Ginger

Ginger
1896 color plate from Köhler's Medicinal Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Zingiber
Species:	Z. officinale
Binomial name
Zingiber officinale Roscoe 1807

Root commonly used for its piquant flavor. Fruit also edible, much harder to find.

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