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Ginge

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Ginge
1896 color plate frae
Köhler's Medicinal Plants
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Faimily: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Zingiber
Species: Z. officinale
Binomial name
Zingiber officinale

Ginge or ginge root is the rhizome o the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice.

References

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  1. "Zingiber officinale information from NPGS/GRIN". ars-grin.gov. Archived frae the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 3 Mairch 2008.