Ginger

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

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

References

  1. "Zingiber officinale information from NPGS/GRIN". ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 3 March 2008.

Acknowledgements

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