#family_Zingiberaceae__Zingiberaceae__ginger_family a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
supertype: #monocot_family__monocotfamily__liliopsid_family__liliopsidfamily family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
member of: #order_Musales
member: #genus_Zingiber__Zingiber tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger
member: #ginger perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
member: #genus_Curcuma__Curcuma tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
member: #Curcuma_longa__turmeric__Curcuma_domestica widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
member: #genus_Alpinia__Alpinia__genus_Zerumbet__genus_Languas perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
member: #galangal__Alpinia_galanga southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
member: #lesser_galangal__Alpinia_officinarum__Alpinia_officinalis Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
member: #red_ginger__redginger__Alpinia_purpurata an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
member: #shell_ginger__shellginger__shellflower__Alpinia_Zerumbet__Alpinia_speciosa__Languas_speciosa cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
member: #genus_Aframomum__Aframomum an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
member: #grains_of_paradise__Guinea_grains__Guinea_pepper__melagueta_pepper__melaguetapepper__Aframomum_melegueta West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
member: #genus_Elettaria__Elettaria cardamom
member: #cardamom__cardamon__Elettaria_cardamomum rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
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