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Notes and images for Zingiber

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ZINGIBER Boehmer in Ludwig, Defin. Gen. Pl. ed. Boehm. 89 (1760) [Nomen Conservandum]
Cassumunar Colla, Nov. Scit. Gen. Comm. Taur. 9 (1830).
Dietrichia Giseke, Prael. Linn. 208 (1792).
Dymczewiczia Horan., Prod. Scit. 26 (1862).
Jaegera Giseke, Prael. Linn. 203 (1792).
Lampujang Koen. in Retz., Observ. Bot. 3:62 (1783).
Zerumbet Lestib., Ann. Sc. Nat s‚r. 2 15:329 (1841)-non Wendl.
Zinziber Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).

ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - This is an image of the original description Ca 1838 of the genus Zingiber.
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Notes and images for Zingiber acuminatum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber acuminatum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber acuminatum Valeton: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber albiflorum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber albiflorum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber albiflorum R.M. Sm.: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber amaricans

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber amaricans
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EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES, Australia - offers this species.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber amaricans Noronha: this is not Zingiber zerumbet
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Notes and images for Zingiber aromaticum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber aromaticum
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EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES - PUYANG (Indo) - This species grows to about 2m, the yellow flowers come from a striking red cone at the base of the plant. Young rhizome tips, shoots & flowers are eaten raw or cooked with rice or used to flavour other foods.

Listed on Dutch Herbaria Database

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber aromaticum Valeton: OK (formerly known as Zingiber zerumbet Ridley, which is different from Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. - the true Zingiber zerumbet. Maybe your source transposed the synonyms for amaricans and aromaticum)
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Notes and images for Zingiber bradleyanum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber bradleyanum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber bradleyanum Craib: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber cassumunar

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber cassumunar
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ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - TITLE: Zingiber cassumunar. [1828]. 1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 54 x 42 cm. Published in William Roscoe, Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool, pl. 85. [With text].
TITLE: Zingiber cassumunar. [1828-1833]. 1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 35 x 26 cm. Published in Van Geel, Sertum Botanicum (Brussels: 1828-1833).

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber cernuum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber cernuum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber cernuum Dalz.: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber chrysanthum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber chrysanthum
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GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON - (West Bengal, INDIA, Wholesale only) offers this species. (RARE) With Red Seed Capsule (This plant has stems that grow to about 4ft tall. In summer, from the rhizome it produces short inflorescence with individual flowers appearing over a long time. The flowers are about 1" in overall size with a very colorful, spotted lip. In winter, when the stem dies down, the seed capsules developing to a brilliant red color)

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber chrysostachys

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber chrysostachys
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber chrysostachys Ridley: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber clarkei

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber clarkei
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GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON - (West Bengal, INDIA, Wholesale only) offers this species. RARE (A tall stemmed ginger growing to about 5 ft tall. It produces a 12 inch long inflorescence from the apical portion of the main stem. Flowers are produced over a period of time from among tight bracts at the tip of the inflorescence. Individual flowers have a prominent dotted lip and the overall color is light yellow/ochre)

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber clarkii King ex Benth.: spelling error
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Notes and images for Zingiber colloratum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber colloratum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber coloratum N.E. Br.: spelling error

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Notes and images for Zingiber cylindricum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber cylindricum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber cylindricum Moon: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber eborinum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber eborinum
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FLOWERS: ivory/gold
HEIGHT: 2-3 ft
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber eborinum: I have no record of this species

TOM WOOD - IVORY SPIKE-(Zingiber eborinum)-A new species from Borneo that is compact (2-3 feet tall) which produces numerous 4" spikes that are creamy, ivory colored with gold flowers. These spikes turn pink and persist for a month after flowering ceases. It grows well in shade and so far is known to be hardy in Zones 9 and 10.
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Notes and images for Zingiber gracile

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber gracile
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber gracile Jack: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber gramineum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber gramineum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber gramineum Noronha: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber griffithii

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber griffithii
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B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber griffithii Baker: OK

KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Z. griffithii Baker Herb ú VEG: LMDF, Secondary Forest ú HAB: steep slope ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: sea level-70 m BEL: Seria, Badas, Coode 7626. TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 202 ú Malaya, Borneo
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Notes and images for Zingiber incomptum

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber incomptum B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber inflexum

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber inflexum Blume: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber junceum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber junceum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber junceum Gagnepain: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber longipedunculatum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber longipedunculatum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber longipedunculatum Ridley: OK

KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Z. longipedunculatum Ridl. Herb ú VEG: Degraded Peatswamp Forest, LMDF, Lower Montane Forest, Upper Montane Forest ú HAB: ridge úGEO: Meligan formation; clay soil, sandy soil ú ALT: sea level-800 m BEL: Labi, Kpg. Teraja, Forman 1075. TEM: Johns 6716; Amo, Sands 5241. TUT: Forman 980 ú Borneo:Sarawak
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Notes and images for Zingiber martinii

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber martinii: I have no record of this species
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Notes and images for Zingiber mioga

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber mioga
COMMON NAME: mioga dwarf ginger
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FLOWERS: light yellow
HEIGHT: 2 ft
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe: OK (Historical note: Carl Thunberg was one of the first Western botanists to visit Japan. His comprehensive Flora Japonica was published in 1784, and referred to this species - which he first described a year earlier - as Amomum mioga. Roscoe renamed it in 1807.) The young shoots are a delicacy in Japan (when pickled and dyed red they are known as hajikomi shoga).

Clarence Hester of Durham, NC, heste018@mc.duke.edu - says he has read this is cold hardy as far north as Montreal.

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - Groundlevel infls. "/beautiful, edible yellow fls

STOKES TROPICALS - this edible ginger is grown for its flowers and new shoots. Native to Japan, the light yellow flowers are eaten in tempura and new shoots are used in garnish. Blooms from mid to late summer to late fall on basal inflorescences. This very hardy species is even grown in parts of Canada. Grows to 2 ft in med sun. Zone 7b.

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - Edible ginger with yellow flowers from the base of the plant in summer. Height about 2 feet. Japan. Zones 8-11.

ALOHA TROPICALS - Native to Japan, this edible ginger is grown for its flowers and new shoots. The light yellow flowers are eaten in tempura and new shots are used in garnish. It is a very hardy species that is even grown in parts of Canada. Blooms mid to late summer on basal inflorescence. It grows to 2' in medium sun.

PLANTATION GARDENS - Grows 2 to 3 feet tall. Flowers are yellow and are borne at the base of the plant in late summer. From Japan. Some publications state that this ginger rhizome is also edible.

Myoga ginger - Zingiber mioga, by Jim Douglas: douglasj@crop.cri.nz, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, New Zealand. "Myoga ginger is a traditional Japanese vegetable grown for either spring shoots or edible summer/autumn-produced flower buds. It is a new crop in New Zealand. Information on this crop's requirements is still being assembled; this broadsheet is derived from Crop & Food Research's experience gained from working with this crop during the past six years. Research is continuing on this crop and further results could modify the recommendations expressed here. " The article goes on to describe growing this ginger as a commercial agricultural crop.
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Notes and images for Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'
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Dr. James W. Waddick, -The named Z. mioga 'Dancing Crane' has been released from Terra Nova Nurseries. They are a large tissue culture lab in the NW and their plants are sold all over the US. Also Stokes Tropicals (plants.com) will offer it in their new catalog.

PLANT DELIGHTS - from the collection of famed Japanese variegation guru, Dr. Yokoi, 2 ft stalks of green leaves each highlighted with a stunning central white "lightening" pattern. Edible flowers and new shoots. Multiplies rapidly, making nice tight patch, small light yellow orchid-like flowers in fall.

Frank Galloway - Is the variegated form of Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane' the same plant that Glasshouse Works is selling. Apparently, there are two var. forms of mioga. I don't know which is which. From what I understand Glasshouse got their original plant from Barry Yingerand were not supposed to release it without Barry's approval as he is the person who first brought it to the US. Anyway, Glasshouse released it (thank God) and Barry was upset. The var. mioga is a superb foliage plant and I hope just as aggresive as its solid green relatives. Straight mioga, here in Carolina can become almost weedy. Pretty weed although. Thousands of yellow crocus like blooms at ground level in late summer.
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Notes and images for Zingiber montanum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber montanum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber montanum (Koenig) [Link ex] Dietrich: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber multibracteatum

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber multibracteatum Holttum: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber neglectum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber neglectum
COMMON NAME: jewel pagoda
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FLOWERS: ruby red
HEIGHT: 5-6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
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STOKES TROPICALS - A miraculous Zingiber with a very tall (up to 12 inch) sculptured inflorescence. From northern Queensland, Australia. Bract tips are ruby red with light green translucent bases. Emerging from the bracts are small purple flowers. Makes a great cut flower. Plant grows 5-6 ft in med shade. Zone 8.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber neglectum Valeton: OK

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TOM WOOD - A tall plant (6') for a shady location that has long, separate, bright red spikes that can be a foot long. In the translucent, red bracts small, purple flowers appear. Unlike other Zingibers, it shows color early and thus makes a good cut flower. It is hardy to zone 8.

ALOHA TROPICALS - A total knockout! Inflorescences almost seems that it was sculptured, bract tips are ruby red with lime green translucent bases emerging from it's cup like bracts and small purple flowers that peek out intermittently. Makes a excellent cut flower lasting several weeks at a time. Grows 5' to 7' in partial sun. A real conversation piece for the tropical garden!
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Notes and images for Zingiber odoriferum var. aquosum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber odoriferum var. aquosum
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Notes and images for Zingiber officinale

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber officinale
COMMON NAME: culinary ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Canton ginger, Common ginger
FLOWERS: white/maroon
HEIGHT: 4 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
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Univ. of Connecticut Botanical Garden - Leafy stems to 20 inches; leaves to 7 inches long, 3/4 inches wide; inflorescence on a separate stem, a dense spike, to 3 inches long, bracts green with translucent margin; flowers yellow-green, lip purple with cream blotches and base. Tropical southeast Asia. Cultivars are sterile but are widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate lands for the rhizomes, from which ginger is made.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber officinale Roscoe: OK (The best brand of ginger tea that I have found is Gold Kili - from Singapore - that contains 60% ginger and 40% honey. Many of the other ginger teas are no more than ginger-flavored sugar and are sickly sweet.)

ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - TITLE: Zingiber officinale. [1828]. 1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 54 x 42 cm. Published in William Roscoe, Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool, pl. 83. [With text]. Botanical illustration of a member of the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family.

Drug plant engravings from "Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy" by David Culbreth, M.D. (1927)

Photo of Z. officinale rhizome in PBIO100 Slide Set from PLANTS AND SOCIETY by Levetin and McMahon.

Another picture of rhizome from Vegetable Plant Index at California Polytechnic University.



Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i Hawaiian name is `awapuhi`ai or `awapuhi pake.

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - Edible ginger of commerce; spice is obtained from rhizomes; dk green slender fol. to 4'

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - This is the edible ginger, used in Asian cooking. Not particularly ornamental, but valued for its aromatic root. Hardiness untested here. Grow in partial shade.

STOKES TROPICALS - The common "edible" ginger- grown for its spicy rhizomes used in cooking and medicines. Species is hardy in Zone 8 and higher. Has thin stems and leaves. Blooms (a small green inflorescence with white and maroon flowers) are rare. After blooming cone turns red. Grows to 3' - 5' in medium to full sun. Edible rhizome is main attraction.

PLANTATION GARDENS - (Common Ginger) This is the edible ginger that is used in Asian cooking and teas. It flowers with a petite cone for me in south Georgia. Valued for its aromatic root. Needs partial shade. From tropical Southeast Asia. I get a lot of requests about using gingers in cooking. In my link page, I have included a link with a lot of receipes for using gingers. PICTURE OF FLOWER CONES

GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON - (West Bengal, INDIA, Wholesale only) offers this species. (Ginger of Commerce). Mature rhizomes are used fresh or dried as a food flavoring. Medium size inflorescence with reddish bracts.

GARDEN COMPANION - The dried roots of this lush plant are the source for the ginger spice, used to make ginger ale and preserves; it is also used as a flavor enhancement in some of the world's most interesting cuisines. The foliage is a deep, glossy green and the plant will grow to a height of 6 feet, making it a striking ornamental plant for your warm climate garden. The flowers are quite lovely too, and appear in clusters in late spring and early summer.

http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Afra_mel.html - World-wide, ginger is among the most important and valued spices, as the many synonyms indicate. Today, the plant grows in tropic regions all over the world and plays part in the local cuisines. In Europe, however, it is not common, although it had been an important spice in Roman times (see silphion for more information about the taste of ancient Rome). Fresh ginger (also called green ginger) is now easily available in Western countries. Many people like raw ginger, and this is the form most popular in South East Asia: Fresh ginger is grated or finely chopped, optionally soaked in water for several hours, and then added to the dish not long before serving. This kind of usage will result in a fresh, spicy and pungent taste (please see sichuan pepper for a list of hot and pungent spices). If fresh ginger is cooked, it will increase in pungency but decrease in freshness. Thais add grated ginger together with many other ingredients (in the the form of curry pastes) to their creamy coconut milk curries. Indonesians frequently use spice pastes based on fresh chiles and ginger to rub meat before grilling or baking (see lemon grass for a general discussion and lesser galangale for an example). Ginger tea, prepared by cooking slices of fresh ginger for a few minutes, is a spicy and healthy drink enjoyed in hot tropic climates (Indonesia), but also in the chill Himalayas (Sikkim). Totally different is the flavour of fried ginger (preferred in India and Sri Lanka): If chopped ginger is fried (typically, together with garlic or onion), the hot and spicy taste gives way to a mild, rich flavour (see ajwain). Especially Northern Indian recipes make much use of this technique as the basis for delicious sauces to vegetable or meat dishes. In Chinese cookery, fresh ginger is both used boiled and fried. Food that needs a long simmering time is often flavoured with slices of ginger, because the slices release their flavour quite slowly (see orange for an example and see also cassia on Chinese master sauces). On the other hand, stir-fries (food rapidly cooked in very hot oil, with constant stirring) normally call for finely cut, chopped or even grated ginger. A great and well-known recipe of the latter kind is gung bao, also spelled kung pao: Cut chicken breasts are marinated in a thick mixture of egg white, soy sauce, rice wine and corn starch, which both acts as a marinade and provides a soft coating after frying. Dried red chiles are then fried in very hot oil until almost black; than, chopped ginger, garlic and the chicken pieces are tossed in. The meat is tender within a few minutes; after adding some hot bean paste and peanuts, the dish is ready to serve. With its liberal usage of chiles and fresh ginger, gung bao very well illustrates the cuisine of Sichuan,China's most spicy cooking style.
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Notes and images for Zingiber officinale var. rubrum

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber officinale var. rubrum: I am not sure about this one. There is a Zingiber officinale f. rubens (Makino) Hiroe that was formerly known as Zingiber officinale var. rubens - more discussion below
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Notes and images for Zingiber officinale var. sunti

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber officinale var. sunti: I have no record of this variety

EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES - This is a variety from Java which is similar to typical ginger but forming smaller rhizomes. Used the same as ginger but apparently also possessing particular medicinal qualities.
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Notes and images for Zingiber ottensii

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B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber ottensii Valeton: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber pachysiphon

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber pachysiphon
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber pachysiphon B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber papuanum

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber papuanum Valeton: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber porphyrosphaera

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber porphyrosphaera Schumann: OK

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber puberulum Ridley: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber pseudopungens

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KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Z. pseudopungens R.M.Sm. Herb; on ground ú VEG: LMDF, HDF ú HAB: gentle slope; periodically flooded; near running fresh water ú GEO:Setap Shales; alluvial deposits ú ALT: 80 m TEM: Amo, Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 69; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 110; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 289 ú Borneo: Sabah
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Notes and images for Zingiber puberulum

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Notes and images for Zingiber puberulum var. borneense

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber puberulum var. borneense
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber puberulum var. borneense: I have a record of a Zingiber borneense - perhaps it has been reclassified as a variety of Zingiber puberulum

KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Z. puberulum Ridl. var. borneense R.M.Sm. - Sagang (Dus.) Herb; on ground ú VEG: LMDF ú HAB: terrace; periodically flooded ú GEO: Sand/clay ú ALT: 20-30 m ú USES:Edible fruit BEL: Melilas, Ulu Ingei, Cowley 115. TUT: Rambai, Sg. Tutong, Coode 6359; Rambai, Tasek Merimbun, Bernstein 96 ú Borneo: Sarawak
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Notes and images for Zingiber purpureum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber purpureum
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OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Zingiber cassumunar, Zingiber montanum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber purpureum Roxb.: This is not the Zingiber purpureum described by Roscoe (which is now Zingiber cassumunar). Zingiber montanum is a different species - see above.
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Notes and images for Zingiber rubens

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber rubens
COMMON NAME: Bengal ginger
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 4 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7b
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun
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STOKES TROPICALS - This easy to grow species blooms in mid summer. Blooms appear at ground level as red inflorescenses with large red flowers speckled with white and yellow. This med size species has nice foliage and grows to 4 ft in med sun. Zone 7b

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - Red bracts w/red edible fls. at ground level
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Notes and images for Zingiber sp. 'Rosy Pinnacle'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber sp. 'Rosy Pinnacle'
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 8 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
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TOM WOOD - ROSY PINNACLE-(Zingiber sp.)- A large Zingiber (8' tall) that has dozens of long pink spikes (18-24") that are colored at the start of flowering. A potential cut flower bonanza that can be grown in zones 9-10.
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Notes and images for Zingiber spectabile

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber spectabile
COMMON NAME: beehive ginger
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 6-8 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun
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Le Jardin Ombragé - Brand new to me, nothing to report yet.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber spectabile Griffith: OK (The original report is in a handwritten manuscript that we found with some difficulty in the Kew library in 1990. Several copies exist, with different pagination.)
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Univ. of Connecticut Botanical Garden - This species has yellow and white curled bracts in its handsome shaped beehive type flowerhead. Desirable to florists but seldom enough to satisfy demand. A 6 foot plant that produces its flowers in clusters 8 inches across on a stem of 2 feet. Leaves are 12 inches long and 2 inches wide and are green.
IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Zingiber spectabile

STOKES TROPICALS - Tall species with large yellow and red inflorescense. This summer blooming plant has tall infloresence with yellow and black flowers on 3 ft tal stems that are used as cut flowers. Plant grows to 7 ft in med sun. Zone 8

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

LISTING AT:
Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh

ALOHA TROPICALS - Commonly called beehive, this medium to tall species has a large yellow and red inflorescence of a beehive shape. Used in the cut flower industry and very long lasting. Inflorescence are borne on short stalks coming from the ground rather than on top of its foliage. It grows to 8' in medium sun. Very hardy to Zone 9. Very tropical!
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Notes and images for Zingiber vinosum

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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber vinosum: I have no record of this species. Is it Zingiber villosum (Lour.) Stokes, which is now known as Amomum villosum Lour.?
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Notes and images for Zingiber virideflavum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber virideflavum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber virideflavum: I have no record of this species
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Notes and images for Zingiber wightianum

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber wightianum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber wightianum Thwaites: OK
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Notes and images for Zingiber wrayi

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber wrayi
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber wrayii Prain ex Ridley: spelling error
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Notes and images for Zingiber x 'Burmese Ruby'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber x 'Burmese Ruby'
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 4-6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part shade
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ALOHA TROPICALS - Outstanding and rare species from Thailand. Its foliage is emerald green and emits a spicy ginger scent. Basal cone with spike grows from the ground 12" to 16" and is a intense bloodred. Grows 4' to 6' ft., partial sun. Hardy to zone 9 or higher. A collectors dream!
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Notes and images for Zingiber x 'Chiang Mai Princess'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber x 'Chiang Mai Princess'
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 3-4 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun to full sun
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STOKES TROPICALS - Amazing new species from Thai-Burma border. We have never seen a Zingiber species with sharply pointed bracts on its conical inflorescence. Basal cone with spikes grows 12-18 inches from the ground. New cone is cark emerald green in color. When mature, cone still with sharp spikes, turns a brilliant blood red. Both green and red cones make great cut flowers. Med to full sun. Grows 3-4 ft. Prob zone 9

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
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Notes and images for Zingiber x 'Milky Way'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber x 'Milky Way'
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FLOWERS: milky white
HEIGHT: 3 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun to part shade
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STOKES TROPICALS - An absolutely delightful new Zingiber species from Thailand. A nice compact 2 1/2- 3 ft plant with light green foliage tha produces in late summer thru late fall multiple basal inflorescences (tight milky white cones) from the base of stems. Delicate pure yellow flowers emerge in a spiral path from bracts for 8-10 weeks. Also, cones are occasionally produces on stem terminals. White cones sometimes become suffused with pink. As many as 5-6 cones have emerged from a single 6 inch pot planting. A show stopper. Likes med shade to almost full sun. Prob zone 8 and higher.

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

ALOHA TROPICALS - An interesting zingiber species from Thailand compact 3' plant with pale green foliage, inflorescence are tight milky white cones from it's base, delicate pretty yellow flowers emerge throughout it's cone. The milky white cones sometimes turn pink with age. Partial sun, zone 8 or higher, dormat in winter. Very unusual!
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Notes and images for Zingiber x 'Rafael's Chocolate'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber x 'Rafael's Chocolate'
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Notes and images for Zingiber x 'Thai Giant'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber x 'Thai Giant'
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 5 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun to part shade
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STOKES TROPICALS - A very imposing ginger species from Thailand with a 8-9 inch by 4-5 inch in diameter cone on a 3 1/2 ft long stalk. Makes a great cut flower lasting for weeks. Plant is med size 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 ft, cone is giant. Med shade to almost full sun. Prob zone 9

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
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Notes and images for Zingiber x 'Thomas'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber x 'Thomas'
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Notes and images for Zingiber zerumbet

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber zerumbet
COMMON NAME: pinecone ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Shampoo ginger, Zingiber amaricans, Awapuhi
FLOWERS: Yellow, Green, Purple
HEIGHT: 5-7 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to partial shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - Very popular plant in this area, although most people do not realize they have a ginger. It is quite aggressive, so plant it where you don't mind it spreading and pushing the other plants around. I am growing it in part sun. (Height measured mid July = 7 ft.)

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.: OK

KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Z. zerumbet (L.) Sm. - Tampuyang (Dus.) ú USES: Medicinal, tapped on head to make hair grow TUT: Rambai, Tasek Merimbun, Bernstein 143 ú Widely cultivated throughout SE Asia

Listed as a naturalized species in Hawaii and Florida by the Biota of North America Program.

Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i Hawaiian name is awapuhi kuahiwi.

From: dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk (David Poole) - very hardy here in the far south west of the UK(51'7 N) with no over-wintering problems

David A. Sizemore - I've been growing Zingiber zerumbet here in NE Tennessee (Zone 6a) for about seven years now. Of course it's not hardy here but does make for an outstanding foliage plant for a large container. The biggest problem with it is the relatively short growing season that we have here. Not that it's all that short but that these plants require a least one month of 75øF temps just to break dormancy and even though it begins to warm here in April, (last frost date May 10th) we get quite cool night temps (low 40'søF) all the way into early June when it then jumps into 80øF to 90øF days and 70øF+ nights all at once. So in reality, you get about three to four months of growing time before you have to bring them in for the winter. One thing that I do like is that they will readily go dormant for the winter just by withholding water and do just fine in my unheated basement until the following spring.

LISTING AT:

IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Zingiber zerumbet
Listed on Dutch Herbaria Database - lists syn as Z. ovoideum s

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - Stalked infls. from ground level w/red bracts and yellow fls

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - Pretty plants, with an arching habit, and shiny, dark green leaves. Height 6' or more. Flowers sprout from the base of the plants on a separate stalk, to 18" tall. Flowers are yellow and protrude from a green cone, which slowly changes to bright red over the course of several weeks. Give the cone a squeeze, and you'll discover the source of the common name. Zones 8-11.

STOKES TROPICALS - Commonly called "shampoo" ginger. Plant grows 6' - 8' in medium sun. Large green cone inflorescences are produced from mid-summer to fall. Small yellow flowers appears from under bracts of green cone. After blooming, cone turns brilliant red and lasts for 2 - 3 weeks. Cones make excellent cut flowers. Hardy in Zone 8 and higher.

ALOHA TROPICALS - This species is the common "Shampoo Ginger" It is used to make both Paul Mitchell and Freeman's shampoo. Its common name in Hawaii is "Awapuhi" and produces a large green cone bract in mid summer, after blooming its bract begins turning scarlet red working its way up the cone and last for weeks. The bract resembles a pine cone which releases a thick sudsy juice when squeezed with a very gingerly scent, and can also be used as an unusual cut flower for arrangements. Grows 5' to 7' in medium sun.

HORTICOPIA -Grows in USDA zones 9A to 11, Height: 4' to 6' / 1.20m to 1.80m, Prefers partial shade to full sun and moist soil
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Notes and images for Zingiber zerumbet 'Darceyi'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber zerumbet 'Darceyi'
COMMON NAME: variegated pinecone ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Amomum zerumbet
FLOWERS: Yellow, Green, Purple
HEIGHT: 3 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to partial shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - Le Jardin Ombragé - Brand new to me, nothing to report yet.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Zingiber zerumbet 'Darceyi': this is Zingiber zerumbet cv. Darceyi B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm., first described as Zingiber darceyi (and, incorrectly, as Zingiber d'Arceyi). It is not Amomum zerumbet L., which is now Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. And it is not Amomum zerumbet Koen. ex Retz., which is now Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - Variegated form of pine cone ginger w/red stems and bracts

LISTING AT:
National Botanic Garden of Belgium (listed as Zingiber darceyi hort.)
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, "The Domes", Milwaukee, WI (listed as Z. zerumbet variegata)

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - Leaves with broad cream patches. Shorter (to 4 feet) and less vigorous than the species. Zones 8b-11.

STOKES TROPICALS - Called "striped pine cone" ginger. Same as Zingiber zerumbet except with variegated leaves. Foliage is outstanding. Grows from 4' - 5' in medium sun. Hardy in Zone 7 and higher. Also produces green cones that turn brilliant red. Cones make excellent cut flowers that lasts for weeks.

PLANTATION GARDENS - Grows to about 3 feet tall. Leaves are 8 inches long by 2.5 inches wide. They are bright green with creamy margins and stripes. The cones are similar to the pinecone, but more slender and more intense red in the fall. Individual flowers are white. PICTURE OF FOLIAGE.
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National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Belgium
Notes and images for Zingiber zerumbet 'Dwarf Waimanalo Pinstripshell'

BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber zerumbet 'Dwarf Waimanalo
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HEIGHT: 2-4 ft
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ALOHA TROPICALS - Ideal for a great accent plant or handsome container subject. This ginger has beautiful white pinstripes that mark the entire green leaves, foliage is excellent for arrangements. Very hardy! Height 2' to 4'.
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