Category:Zingiberales

Zingiberales Temporal range: 80 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Late Cretaceous - Recent
Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales Griseb.[1][2]
Type genus
Zingiber Mill.
Families
List Cannaceae Juss. Costaceae Nakai Heliconiaceae Vines Lowiaceae Ridl. Marantaceae R.Br. Musaceae Juss. Strelitziaceae Hutch. Zingiberaceae Martinov
Synonyms[3][4][5]
Amomales Lindl. Cannales R.Br. ex Bercht. et J.Presl Lowiales Takht. ex. Reveal & Doweld Scitamineae Zingiberanae Takht. ex Reveal Zingiberidae Cronquist Zingiberides Zingiberiflorae

Zingiberales is an order of monocots which contains bananas (Musa) as well as many ginger-like root spices (many in Zingiberaceae) and other edible plants.

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