Zingiberaceae
Synonyms
Aframomum
Aframomums
Boesenbergia
Boesenbergias
Hedychium
Hedychiums
Kaempferia
Kaempferias
Renealmia
Renealmias
A plant family of the order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. It includes plants which have both flavoring and medicinal properties such as GINGER; turmeric (CURCUMA), and cardamom (ELETTARIA).