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Zingiberaceae - Ginger family
Lock, J.M. (1985) Zingiberaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Lock, J.M. (2010) Zingiberaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) 120-140
Description of the family
Perennial herbs, usually with creeping rhizomes. Leaves alternate and 2-rowed, with a sheath enclosing the stem. Lamina relatively broad (for monocotyledons), narrowing into a false petiole. Inflorescence racemose. Flowers bisexual, zygomorphic, 3-merous. Calyx tubular or spathaceous. Petals 3, fused into a perianth tube below. Androecium composed of a single, often petaloid, stamen, and a large petaloid variously lobed labellum formed from 2 fused staminodes. Ovary inferior, 3-locular. Style and stigma 1. Worldwide: 52 genera and 1,100 species, tropical, especially Indomalesia. Zimbabwe: 7 cultivated genera and 12 cultivated taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Alpinia Roxb. | Description |
| Costus L. | Description |
| Curcuma L. | Description |
| Elettaria Maton | Description |
| Globba L. | Description, Image |
| Hedychium J. König | Description, Image |
| Zingiber Boehm. | Description |
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Flora of Zambia: Zingiberaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Zingiberaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Zingiberaceae
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