Ginger Species Stock Video Footage
Zingiberaceae (/ˌzɪndʒɪbɪˈreɪsii/) or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Members of the family Zingiberaceae including turmeric, ginger, Javanese ginger, and galangal have been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Preclinical studies of Zingiberaceae extracts have shown analgesic properties. Members of the family are small to large herbaceous plants with distichous leaves with basal sheaths that overlap to form a pseudostem. The plants are either self-supporting or epiphytic. Learn more about Ginger
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Ginger Species Videos
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bird Of Paradise(58 videos) | Strelitzia reginae | — |
| False Bird Of Paradise(3 videos) | Heliconia platystachys | — |
| Garden Ginger(1 videos) | Zingiber officinale | — |
| Gingerlily(1 videos) | Hedychium coronarium | — |
| Greater Bird-of-paradise(4 videos) | Paradisaea apoda | Least concern |
| Indian Shot(4 videos) | Canna indica | — |