The plant list includes 2 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus curcuma. It is consumed worldwide as a spice and flavoring agent and is attributed to have many medicinal properties. Zingiberaceae commonly known as ginger family, is a family of flowering plants comprising more than 0 species divided into about 52 genera of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, distributed throughout tropical africa, asia, and the america. Zingiberaceae is the name o a faimily, the ginger faimily, o flouerin plants consisting o aromatic perennial yerbs wi creepin horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprisin aboot 52 genera an mair nor 0 species, distributit throughoot tropical africae, asie, an the americas taxonomy. Screening fitoquimico e fisicoquimico dos extratos da curcuma. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. These are often little known and their relationships are not yet fully understood. Zingiberaceae definition of zingiberaceae by merriamwebster. Three tribes, 12 genera and 38 species of zingiberaceae were collected from the five routes in nam nao national park table 1 and fig. Zingiberaceae in kew science plants of the world online. Diversity and uses of zingiberaceae in nam nao national park. Download fulltext pdf india is the land of spices, dominating the world in production and consumption of spices. Spices play a key role in augmenting farm income and export market.
Zingiberales, the ginger and banana order of flowering plants, consisting of 8 families, 92 genera, and more than 2,100 species. Watanabe1 1 gene research center, graduate school of life and environmental sciences, university of tsukuba, 111 tennodai, tsukuba, ibaraki 3058572, japan. Diversity and uses of zingiberaceae in nam nao national. This categerie juist haes the follaein subcategerie. The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers zingiberaceae. The ginger family consists of 53 genera and over 1200 species. Stems usually short, replaced by pseudostems formed by leaf sheaths. Wood aromatic, leaves exstipulate, floral parts usually numerous, free spirally arranged. This category should contain only articles about the genera of zingiberaceae, when the articles are at the scientific name, or redirects from the scientific name in the case of monotypic taxa or articles at the english name. Vertebrate fruit removal and ant seed dispersal in the. Zingiberoideae, as treated in frps, are treated here as costaceae and zingiberaceae, respectively. These aromatic herbs grow in moist areas of the tropics and subtropics, including some regions that are seasonably dry.
En argentina viven 2 generos con 1 especie cada uno xifreda, 1996. Zingiberales are usually large to very big herbs, rarely trees. Information and translations of zingiberaceae in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Phytochemical, pharmacological and ethnobotanical studies in. Ce sont des plantes herbacees perennes, productrices dhuiles essentielles, des regions tropicales. Plants in the tropical ginger family zingiberaceae are perennial herbs that grow from tuberous rhizomes and have usually short stems that are replaced by pseudostems formed by the leaf sheaths, slightly rounded, lanceolate, or straplike leaf blades, bisexual flowers with an inferior ovary, 3 joined sepals, and 3 joined petals, and fruit in the form of capsules or berries. Leaves distichous, simple, those toward base of plant. Significance of gingers zingiberaceae in indian system of. Zingiberaceae definition is a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants order musales consisting of leafy perennial herbs with aromatic rootstocks and very irregular flowers having a single perfect stamen. Zingiberaceae of north america update, database version 2010 acquired. Transformation of stamens into sterile staminodes is a wellknown trend bearing on the interrelationships of the families of zingiberales. Pdf two new species of gingers zingiberaceae from myanmar. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms.
Heliconiaceae, musaceae e lowiaceae e grupo 11 zingiberaceae. Airticles in category zingiberaceae this categerie contains the ae follaein page. Genetic diversity, cytology, and systematic and phylogenetic studies in zingiberaceae shakeel ahmad jatoi 1,2 akira kikuchi1 kazuo n. A list of all accepted names in zingiberaceae is available in csv format. Significance of gingers zingiberaceae in indian system. Zingiberaceae article about zingiberaceae by the free. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Manufactured by novolife company product of thailand at.
The latter, a madagascar endemic, has thick, palmlike trunks which push the fanshaped crown of leaves up into the top layers of the forest. Pdf the rhizomes of the zingiberaceae family are a vegetable widely used in many asian countries, and their medicinal functions. Kai larsen2 herbs perennial, terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, aromatic, with fleshy, tuberous or nontuberous rhizomes, often with tuberbearing roots. Zingiberaceae, cannaceae, and marantaceae are represented in the southeastern united states by a small number of indigenous and introduced species. Zingiberales contain eight families that are informally considered as two groups, differing in the number of fertile stamens. The tribe alpinieae was comprised of four genera and 10 speciesalpinia 4 species, amomum 4 species, elettariopsis 1 species and etlingera 1 species. Pollen morphology of the family zingiberaceae in china pollen types and their significance in the taxonomy. The identification and species delimitation are often difficult because of close resemblance of the vegetative characters, short flowering period associated with rainy season and perishable nature of the flower. Species of zingiberaceae contained within the plant list belong to 50 plant genera. Gingers are important natural resources, which provide many useful products for food, spices, medicines, dyes, perfume etc. Many new taxa of zingiberaceae have been described from china since 1981.
Phytochemical, pharmacological and ethnobotanical studies in mango ginger curcuma amada roxb zingiberaceae. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf two new species of gingers zingiberaceae from myanmar article pdf available in phytokeys. A banana group of four families appeared first and were named on the basis of large bananalike leaves. For relief of rashes, insect bites, aches and sprains. Zingiberaceae, 2n24 chromosome, commonly known asbada elaichi or black cardamom is a perennial herb, monocieous, and monocotyledon sajini et al, 1997. While some herbaceous zingiberaceae such as alpinia boia can attain a height of ten metres, only one species is a true canopy plant ravenala madagascariensis strelitziaceae. Presence of aromatic oils, ligule, marked differentiation of perianth into calyx and corolla, single stamen and large usually petaloid staminodium. Portuguese version of cole tch 2018 zingiberaceae phylogeny poster visao geral. Members of this group are largely restricted to the tropics. The plant list includes a further 6 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus curcuma. Zingiberaceae family is an important natural resource that provides many useful products for food, spices, medicines, dyes, perfume and aesthetics.
The ne region of india is a zone of greatest concentration where 19 genera and about 88 species are reported. The tribe zingibereae, with the highest diversity of zingiberaceae species had 6 genera and 23. It is one of the oldest spices from ayurvedic and unani. Pdf antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of zingiberaceae plants. The family zingiberaceae is wellknown for its medicinal values and it is distributed widely throughout the tropics, particularly in southeast asia. Members of zingiberales are widely distributed in the tropics, particularly as shade plants in evergreen tropical regions, with several genera being of major economic.
Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Herbs perennial, terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, aromatic, with fleshy, tuberous or nontuberous rhizomes, often with tuberbearing roots. Genetic diversity, cytology, and systematic and phylogenetic. Numbers of plants of this family showed significant antimicrobial. Zingiberaceae or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera. Phytochemical, pharmacological and ethnobotanical studies. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The plant list includes 3,292 scientific plant names of species rank for the family zingiberaceae. Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. Zingiberaceae is the name o a faimily, the ginger faimily, o flouerin plants consisting o aromatic perennial yerbs wi creepin horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprisin aboot 52 genera an mair nor 0 species, distributit throughoot tropical africae, asie, an the americas. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. Musa 35 especies, ensete 7 especies, musella 1 sola especie musella lasiocarpa. Smith national herbarium, pakistan agricultural research council, islamabad.
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