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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Zingiberaceae

Hierarchical position of the Family Zingiberaceae

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Zingiberidae Cronquist pub. 1978       SuperOrdo  Zingiberanae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 74: 179. 25 Mar 1993.       Ordo  Zingiberales Griseb. pub. Grundr. Syst. Bot.: 167. Jan-Jun 1854.       Familia  Zingiberaceae Lindl. pub. Key Bot.: 69. 15-30 Sep 1835, nom. cons. common name: Gingers

Named members of the Family Zingiberaceae

1	Genus  Achasma Griff. syn. Etlingera Giseke
2	Genus  Adelmeria Ridl. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
3	Genus  Aframomum K.Schum. common name: aframomum
4	Genus  Albina Giseke syn. Alpinia Roxb.
5	Genus  Aulotandra Gagnep.
6	Genus  Boesenbergia Kuntze common name: boesenbergia
7	Genus  Brachychilum (R.Br. ex Wall.) Petersen syn. Hedychium J.Konig
8	Genus  Buekia Giseke syn. Alpinia Roxb.
9	Genus  Burbidgea Hook.f.
10	Genus  Camptandra Ridl.
11	Genus  Carenophila Ridl. syn. Geostachys (Baker) Ridl.
12	Genus  Catimbium Juss. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
13	Genus  Caulokaempferia K.Larsen
14	Genus  Cautleya (Benth.) Hook.f.
15	Genus  Cenolophon Blume syn. Alpinia Roxb.
16	Genus  Cienkowskia Schweinf. syn. Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks
17	Genus  Cienkowskiella Y.K.Kam syn. Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks
18	Genus  Conamomum Ridl. syn. Amomum Roxb.
19	Genus  Curcumorpha A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma
20	Genus  Cyphostigma Benth.
21	Genus  Elettaria Maton common name: elettaria
22	Genus  Elettariopsis Baker
23	Genus  Elmeria Ridl. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
24	Genus  Eriolopha Ridl. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
25	Genus  Etlingera Giseke common name: waxflower
26	Genus  Gagnepainia K.Schum.
27	Genus  Geanthus Reinw. syn. Etlingera Giseke
28	Genus  Geocharis (K.Schum.) Ridl.
29	Genus  Geostachys (Baker) Ridl.
30	Subfamilia  Globboideae Blume ex Hassk. pub. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor.: 48. Oct 1844.
	31    Tribus  Globbeae Meisn. pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 388, Comm. 290. 17-20 Aug 1842.   32    Genus  Globba L. pub. (1771)
33	Genus  Guillainia Ridl. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
34	Genus  Haniffia Holttum
35	Genus  Haplochorema K.Schum.
36	Subfamilia  Hedychioideae Horan. ex Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 452. Jan 1880.
	37    Tribus  Hedychieae Petersen in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. II, 6: 18. Oct 1888.      38    Genus  Hedychium J. K�nig pub. (1783) common name: garland lily
39	Genus  Hellenia Willd. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
40	Genus  Hellwigia Warb. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
41	Genus  Hemiorchis Kurz
42	Genus  Hitchenia Wall. common name: hitchenia
43	Genus  Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridl. syn. Scaphochlamys Baker
44	Genus  Hornstedtia Retz.
45	Genus  Kaempferia L. common name: kaempferia
46	Genus  Kolowratia C.Presl syn. Alpinia Roxb.
47	Genus  Languas J.Konig ex Small syn. Alpinia Roxb.
48	Genus  Leptosolena C.Presl
49	Genus  Mantisia Sims
50	Genus  Martensia Giseke syn. Alpinia Roxb.
51	Genus  Nanochilus K.Schum.
52	Genus  Nicolaia Horan. syn. Etlingera Giseke
53	Genus  Odontychium K.Schum. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
54	Genus  Paracautleya R.M.Sm.
55	Genus  Parakaempferia A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma
56	Genus  Paramomum S.Q.Tong
57	Genus  Phaeomeria Lindl. ex K.Schum. syn. Etlingera Giseke
58	Genus  Plagiostachys Ridl.
59	Genus  Pleuranthodium (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.
60	Genus  Pommereschea Wittm.
61	Genus  Psychanthus (K.Schum.) Ridl. syn. Pleuranthodium (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.
62	Genus  Pyrgophyllum (Gagnep.) T.L.Wu & Z.Y.Chen
63	Genus  Renealmia L.f. common name: renealmia
64	Genus  Rhynchanthus Hook.f.
65	Genus  Riedelia Oliv.
66	Genus  Roscoea Sm.
67	Genus  Scaphochlamys Baker
68	Genus  Siliquamomum Baill.
69	Genus  Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks
70	Genus  Stadiochilus R.M.Sm.
71	Genus  Stahlianthus Kuntze
72	Genus  Strobidia Miq. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
73	Genus  Thylacophora Ridl. syn. Riedelia Oliv.
74	Genus  Vanoverberghia Merr.
75	Genus  Zerumbet J.C.Wendl. syn. Alpinia Roxb.
76	Subfamilia  Zingiberoideae Blume ex Hassk. pub. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor.: 49. Oct 1844.
	77    Tribus  Zingibereae Meisn. pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 388, Comm. 290. 17-20 Aug 1842.      78    Genus  Zingiber Boehm. pub. (1760) common name: ginger

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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