Zingiberaceae

Karphul

Edible: Rhizomes

Edible: Fruit

Madagascar cardamom, Wild cardamom

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Root, Spice

Guinea grains, Black amomum

Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves

Edible: Plant - spice

Korarima, Ethiopian cardamom

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flavouring

Cameroon's cardamom

Edible: Fruit, Spice, Seeds, Leaves - flavouring

Alligator Cardamon

Edible: Seeds

Guinea grains

Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Edible: Seeds - Spice, Fruit

Grains of Paradise, Guinea grains

Edible: Seeds

East African cardamon

Edible: Fruit, Pith, Seed

Grains of Paradise, Melegueta pepper

Edible: Seeds, Spice, Fruit, Leaves - tea

African cardamom

Edible: Seeds - flavouring

Cameroon cardamom

Edible: Seeds, Spice

Edible: Fruit

Alligator pepper

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - flavouring

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Aquatic galangal

Pleated ginger

Edible: Root, Rhizome, Spice?

Edible: Rhizomes, Leaves, Fruit, Seeds

Edible: Stem base

Edible: Flower buds

Edible: Fruit

Medu

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Edible: Fruit

Blue Ginger, Blue fruited ginger

Edible: Root, Fruit, Rhizome, Leaves

Indian ginger, Snap ginger, Miniature ginger

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Fruit, Spice, Flowers

Tubu baung

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Rhizome - spice

Edible: Fruit, Rhizomes - spice, Root, Vegetable, Seeds

Edible: Flowers

Greater galangal

Edible: Rhizome, Roots, Leaves, Seeds, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable

Lalemas besai, Lalemas kampung

Edible: Fruit, Shoots

Chinese cardamom

Edible: Seeds, Spice

Shan jiang, Peppermint stick ginger

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit, Rhizome - spice

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit

Edible: Shoots, Pith, Fruit

Malacca galangal, Giant white shell ginger

Edible: Fruit, Rhizome, Root, Flower, Shoot

False cardamom ginger

Edible: Shoots, Vegetable

Terebak, Lalemas ai

Edible: Fruit, Shoots

Black galangal

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Stem, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Edible: Stem tips

Edible: ?

Edible: Spice

Lesser galangal

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Spice, Rhizome, Vegetable

Edible: Shoots, Flowers, Vegetable

Edible: Fruit

Red ginger

Edible: Leaves - flavouring.

Edible: Sprouts, Flowers

Edible: Medicine

Shell ginger

Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Flowers, Stem pith, Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Panasa, Panasan, Pane

Edible: Fruit, Leaf stalks, Spice

Tubu kering apad

Edible: Fruit

Round cardamom, Cluster cardamom

Edible: Seed, Fruit capsule, Spice, Flowers

Edible: Flowers, Leaves - spice

Native Ginger, Green Ginger, Prickly Ginger

Edible: Fruit, Rhizome, Root

Edible: Seeds - spice, Flowers, Root, Rhizome, Shoots

Edible: Fruit

Rieng am

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Tough ginger

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Fruit

Edible: Flower buds, Shoots, Seeds, Vegetable

Great winged amomum, Java cardamom

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Fruit - spice, Vegetable, Flowers, Tuber/Rhizome, Roots

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Edible: Flower buds, Shoots, Vegetable

Edible: Flowers

Edible: Seeds - spice

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Flowers

Kaol haol

Edible: Seeds, Spice, Fruit

Greater Indian cardamom, Nepalese cardamom

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Flowers, Shoots

Forest ginger

Edible: Medicine ?

Tom-rey

Edible: Seeds, Spice

Edible: Leaves

Malabar cardamom, Tavoy cardamom

Edible: Shoots, fruit, Spice

Wild siamese cardamom

Edible: Spice, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Tepus, Bunga tantan

Edible: Flowers, Spice

Edible: Leaf stalk, Flowers

Chinese keys

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Tubers, Leaves, Spice

Edible: Stem

Edible: ?

Pink and blue ginger

Edible: Tips, Shoots, Rhizome - Spice

Siam tulip

Edible: Flowers

Mango Ginger

Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes, Root, Spice

Indian arrowroot, East Indian arrowroot

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Starch, Flowers

Wild turmeric, Yellow zeodary

Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Starch

Rainbow curcuma

Edible: Leaves

Cape York lily, Native Ginger, Native Turmeric, Aussie plume

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Black zedoary

Edible: Rhizome - spice, Root, Flowers

Indian arrowroot

Edible: Tubers - starch, Roots

Edible: Medicine

Pale turmeric

Edible: Rhizome

Tikar

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Starch

Turmeric

Edible: Rhizome, Root, Leaves as condiment, Herb, Spice, Flowers