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Zingiberaceae - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Plantae > Phylum Tracheophyta > Subphylum Angiospermae > Class Liliopsida > Order Zingiberales > Family Zingiberaceae

(From Wikipedia) Zingiberaceae or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

FACT: Many of the species in this family are ornamental, medicinal, or spice plants, but a few have their essential oils harvested for use in perfumes!

Currently discovered: 1/4 Subfamilies, 0/2 Genera

Subfamily

  1. Zingiberoideae