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Zingiber officinale (Ginger)

Synonyms: Amomum angustifolium; Amomum zingiber; Amomum zinziba; Zingiber aromaticum; Zingiber cholmondeleyi; Zingiber missionis; Zingiber officinale cholmondeleyi; Zingiber officinale macrorhizonum; Zingiber officinale rubens; Zingiber officinale rubrum; Zingiber officinale sichuanense; Zingiber sichuanense; Zingiber zingiber

Wikipedia Abstract

Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family. Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and the Caribbean.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

Predators

Acrocercops irradians[4]
Ancistroides nigrita (Chocolate Demon)[4]
Aspidiella hartii (ubi scale)[5]
Aspidiella zingiberi (luya scale)[5]
Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)[5]
Aulacaspis tubercularis (cinnamomum scale)[5]
Blastobasis byrsodepta[4]
Ceroplastes rubens (pink wax scale)[5]
Coccus viridis (green coffee scale)[5]
Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)[5]
Eucalymnatus tessellatus (tessellated scale)[5]
Euzophera osseatella[4]
Ferrisia virgata (grey mealybug)[5]
Formicococcus polysperes <Unverified Name>[5]
Modicicoccus monticolus[5]
Notocrypta curvifascia (Restricted Demon)[4]
Opogona regressa[4]
Pinnaspis strachani (lesser snow scale)[5]
Planococcus japonicus (Japanese mealybug)[5]
Planococcus minor (Pacific mealybug)[5]
Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi (banana mealybug)[5]
Pulvinaria psidii (green shield scale)[5]
Pyralis manihotalis[4]
Rhizoecus amorphophalli[5]
Setomorpha rutella (Tropical Tobacco Moth)[4]
Udaspes folus (Grass demon skipper)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Aglenchus agricola <Unverified Name>[6]

Distribution

SC. China to India;

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Govaerts R., 21-Jun-2005, WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 6Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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