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General Features of the family Zingiberaceae

Zingiberaceae with about 50 genera and more than 1500 species are distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics. India has rich diversity of Zingiberaceous plants. perhaps 200 of the world taxa occur in India. Many species are economically important as source of food.

 

gingerscat-Live Collections of Gingers in the Calicut University Botanical Garden (CUBG). CUBG harbours the largest live collection of gingers in India and third in the world. This include the almost all collections so far reported taxa from India except one or two and also beautiful collection of exotic gingers.

ALPINIA
Amomum
Boesenber...
Cautleya
Hemiorchi...
Curcuma
Elettaria
Etlingera
Globba
Hedychiu...
Hitchenia
Hornstedt...
Kaempferi...
Parakaemp...
Plagiosta...
Rhynchant...
Roscoea
Stahliant...
Zingiber
 
 
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