Zingiber officinale
A species in the Zingiberaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Zingiberales
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Zingiber
- Species
- Zingiber officinale
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1807
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Zingiber officinale. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amomum angustifoliumName author: Salisb.
- Amomum zingiberName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Curcuma longifoliaName author: Wall.
- Zingiber aromaticumName author: Noronha
- Zingiber blancoiName author: Hassk.
- Zingiber confineName author: Miq.
- Zingiber majusName author: Rumph.
- Zingiber officinale f. macrorhizonumName author: (Makino) M.Hiroe
- Zingiber officinale f. rubensName author: (Makino) M.Hiroe
- Zingiber zingiberName author: H.Karst.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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