Zingiberales
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This plant order includes 8 families, 66 genera, and about 1,800 species. These herbaceous perennials are mainly found in the wet tropics. Members include the banana family (MUSACEAE) and GINGER family (ZINGIBERACEAE). |
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Zingiberales Categories.
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Costus - A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides. |
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Heliconiaceae - A plant family of the order ZINGIBERALES, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. |
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Marantaceae - A plant family of the order ZINGIBERALES, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. |
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Musaceae - A plant family of the order ZINGIBERALES, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida best known for banana (MUSA). The slender false trunk, formed by leaf sheaths of the spirally arranged leaves, may rise to 15 metres (50 feet). There is a crown of large leaves at the top. |
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Strelitziaceae - A plant family of the order ZINGIBERALES, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. Some species in this genus are called bird-of-paradise which is also a common name for CAESALPINIA and Heliconia (HELICONIACEAE). |
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Zingiberaceae - 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). |
Zingiberales Definitions and Terms
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