Zingiber officinale Rosco

Medicinal parts:Rhizome

Native to:Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Homotypic Synonyms:

Amomum angustifolium Salisb.,Amomum zingiber L.,Zingiber zingiber (L.) H.Karst. 

Original plants and herbarium: