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{{Inc| Zingiber officinale, Roscoe. Ginger. Sts. normally more than 3 ft. high from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. sessile, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, attenuate-acuminate at base, up to 8 in. long and scarcely 3/4 in. broad: spikes ellipsoidal, obtuse, dense, 2 in. long; bracts ovate, pale green, margins often yellow: calyx crenate; corolla yellowish green, lobes lanceolate, acute, lip oblong-ovate, purple, yellow-spotted, lateral lobes ovate, acute. Native of Trop. Asia, but cult. throughout the tropics and intro. into S. Fla. }} ''[[Zingiber]] officinale'' is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes. Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms. Most forms sterile. :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Zingiber|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation==  ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Similar species== *[[Myoga]] (''Zingiber mioga'' Roscoe) - flower buds are used in [[Japanese cuisine]] *[[galangal]] (''[[Boesenbergia rotunda]]'', aka Thai ginger, fingerroot, Chinese ginger or ''krachai'') also in the ginger family is used in [[Thai cuisine]]. Galangal is also called Thai ginger. *''[[Asarum canadense]]'', a native species of eastern [[North America]], is also known as "[[wild ginger]]", but '''should not be eaten!''' ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Zingiber officinale01.jpg|Ginger root Image:ginger-section.jpg|Ginger section Image:gingerfield.jpg|Ginger field Image:Koeh-146.jpg|Sketch of ginger plant File:Zingiber officinale young sprout.jpg| </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381   ==External links== *{{wplink}} __NOTOC__

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