Zingiberaceae, or even a Family zingiberaceae, occurs as taxonomic category of perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or even tuberous rhizomes, comprising 47 genera and astir M species. Several coinage come significant cosmetic plants, spices, or medicinal plants. Significant members of the personal include ginger, turmeric, myoga, cardamom, and galangal.

Characteristics
A plant is either self-supporting or even epiphytic. It st& surrogate and distichous leaves; there exists neither radical nor terminal aggregations of leaves. Flowers are hermaphroditic, strongly zygomatic and form in bracts like racemes and spikes. Flowers occasionally own labellums, an organ formed by the fusion of ii infertile stamens. A chlamys is comprised of Ii whorls. A calyx is herbaceous or even even membrane-forming, Three-lobed or spathaceous vasiform.

A plant's tissue characteristically yields essential oil.

Distribution
A personal is present throughout a Tropics but particularly abundant in Southeast Asia.

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