Ginger
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| Ginger | |
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| 1896 color plate from Köhler's Medicinal Plants | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Zingiber |
| Species: | Z. officinale
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| Binomial name | |
| Zingiber officinale | |
Root commonly used for its piquant flavor. Fruit also edible, much harder to find.
References
- ↑ "Zingiber officinale information from NPGS/GRIN". ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
Acknowledgements
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