Ginger root (Zingiber officinale) is a member of the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) Family. From Wordnik.com. [Brigitte Mars: Seven Herbal Teas to Enhance Your Life] Reference
Alternating with palm forest are dense stands of bamboo and Zingiberaceae, such as Achasma spp. From Wordnik.com. [Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia] Reference
Zingiberaceae, but so few and scattered as to be nothing amid the mass of green and flowerless vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
Musceae and Zingiberaceae, with their curious and brilliant flowers; and the elegant and varied forms of plants allied to. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
There is often a dense understory of large-leaved herbaceous plants of the Zingiberaceae, Maranthaceae and Heliconiaceae families. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
The várzea forest is continuous and has a rich understory with representatives from Zingiberaceae, Maranthaceae, and Heliconiaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Purus varzea] Reference
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), a member of the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) Family, is an expectorant, thus helping to open the respiratory passages. From Wordnik.com. [Brigitte Mars: 7 Herbs And Spices That Warm You Up] Reference
The forest floor number is covered by a number of small palms (Eremospatha and Podococcus spp.) and by members of the Marantaceae and Zingiberaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Niger Delta swamp forests] Reference
A strong component of monocots in the Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae, and Marantaceae dominate parts of the understory, along with palms and epiphytes. From Wordnik.com. [Iquitos varzea] Reference
Some palms are present and a there is often a dense understory of large-leaved herbaceous plants in the Zingiberaceae, Maranthaceae, and Heliconiaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Monte Alegre varzea] Reference
The day will celebrate the opening of the new Tropical House at the tourist attraction in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, which features many exotic examples of the Zingiberaceae plant family, also known as the ginger family. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Heads Welcomed at Ginger Festival | Impact Lab] Reference
Ginger root (Zingiber officinale) is a member of the Zingiberaceae (Ginger). From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Musceae and Zingiberaceae, with their curious and brilliant flowers; and the elegant and varied forms of plants allied to Begonia and Melastoma, continually attract the attention in this region. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1] Reference
Orchids, Aracae, Zingiberaceae and ferns, are especially abundant, and the genus Grammatophyllum -- a gigantic epiphytal orchid, whose clusters of leaves and flower-stems are ten or twelve feet long -- is peculiar to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1] Reference
Here and there on the river banks and coasts are a few Convolvulaceae, not equal to our garden Ipomaeas, and in the deepest shades of the forest some fine scarlet and purple Zingiberaceae, but so few and scattered as to be nothing amid the mass of green and flowerless vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2] Reference
Angiosperms (Sapotaceae to Zingiberaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Zingiberaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
(Zingiberaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Orchids, Aracae, Zingiberaceae and ferns, are especially abundant, and the genus. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
Thus, for example, all species of the genus Allium (onion, garlic, chives, leek) belong to the Liliaceae family because their basic characteristics are similar to those of lilies (genus Lilium); thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano, basil, peppermint, balm, marjoram and hyssop, together with dead-nettle (genus Lamium), to the Lamiaceae family; clove and allspice are related to myrtle (Myrtaceae family); turmeric and cardamom to ginger (Zingiberaceae family), and so on. From Wordnik.com. [Article Source] Reference
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