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Zingiber
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Zingiber Boehm.
Species
Zingiber officinale Zingiber spectabilis Zingiber petiolatum Zingiber zerumbet Zingiber purpureum Zingiber mioga Zingiber malaysianum

The genus Zingiber contains the true gingers, a set of plants with medicinal and culinary value in many parts of the world. The most well-known is Z. officinale, garden ginger.

Culinary

Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice "ginger", and may be used whole, candied (known commonly as crystallized ginger), or dried and powdered. Other popular gingers used in cooking include cardamom and turmeric [1], though neither of these examples is a "true ginger" - they belong to different genera in the Zingiberaceae family.

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