Zingiberaceae
221 edible species
Ginger and turmeric family; economically important spices and flavoring agents worldwide.
White turmeric, Mango ginger
Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes, Root, Vegetable, Spice
Mountain turmeric
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Wild arrowroot, Nilgiri turmeric
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Pink tower Curcuma, Jewel of Thailand
Edible: Roots
Zedoary
Edible: Flavouring
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Starch, Spice
Hill turmeric
Edible: Tubers, Root, Starch, Rhizome
Temu tis
Edible: Rhizome
Ruby ginger
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Starch
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Rhizome
Javanese turmeric
Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Rhizome, Flowers, Spice
Zedoary, Zeodary
Edible: Leaves, Rhizome, Root, Flowers, Spice, Vegetable
Cardamom, Ceylon cardamom
Edible: Fruit, Herb, Spice, Seeds, Leaves
Long cardamom
Edible: Seeds - spice
Fragrant gingerwort
Edible: Leaves as condiment, Spice
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - spice, Leaf stalk.
Thevunga, Waxflower
Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Seeds - scent
Tepus
Edible: Vegetable, Spice
Red torch Ginger, Philippine waxflower
Edible: Flower bud, Shoots, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flavouring, Fruit
Layun, Tukung
Edible: Fruit, Shoots
Tepus sigung
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Ketimbang gadjah
Edible: Spice
Helani tulip ginger
Edible: Flowers - spice, Leaves, Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Kedungkel
Edible: Fruit, Stems
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Mega ginger
Edible: Shoots, Fruit, Spice
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Fruit
Tepus bener
Edible: Fruit, Flavouring
Galoba papua
Edible: Aril, Spice
Honje warak, Honje laka
Edible: Fruit, Spice
Edible: Fruit
Walang
Edible: Leaves, Spice
Edible: Shoots
Edible: Shoots
Yellow dancing girl ginger
Edible: Bulbils, Bulb, Rhizome
Dancing girl ginger
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Red ginger lily
Edible: Herb, Leaves, Stems, Rhizome, Root
Butterfly ginger, White ginger lily
Edible: Flowers - flavouring, Tubers, Rhizomes, Root, Shoots
Edible: Young shoots, Rhizome, Roots
Kahili ginger
Edible: Bulbs
Dainty ginger lily, Tiny white ginger lily
Edible: Leaves, Spice
Red ginger lily
Qing cheng jiang hua
Eastern spiked ginger, Spiked ginger lily
Edible: Fruit, Tubers, Root, Shoots
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Panyun
Edible: Fruit, Shoots, Stem
Lesser spindle ginger
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Flower, Fruit, Spice
Edible: Fruit, Shoots
Edible: Fruit
Peacock ginger
Edible: Shoots
Thai black ginger, Thai ginseng
Edible: Rhizome
Malamalai, Milmilau
Edible: Fruit
Malay cardamom
Edible: Seeds - spice, Fruit
Tepus batu
Edible: Seeds, Spice
Munung
Edible: Fruit
Silongon
Edible: Fruit, Stems, Shoots
Munung
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Opate
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Fruit
Cumpia, Combia
Edible: Fruit fibres - flavouring, Seeds, Leaves, Spice, Oil
Maawei
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit, Flower
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Hoja de bexo
Edible: Leaves - spice
Wekiho
Edible: Fruit
Pacova
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - spice
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - drink
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Spice
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Root
Edible: Leaves
Resurrection lily
Edible: Tuber - flavouring, Root, Spice
Tepus sigung
Edible: Seeds, Spice, Fruit
Agbab
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Bengal cardamom, Nepal cardamom
Edible: Seeds, Spice, Root, Fruit, Flowers
Ketembang sekala
Edible: Seeds, Spice, Fruit
Siam cardamom
Slender cardamom, Ela-ela
Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves - flavouring
Cambodian cardamom
Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Spice, Fruit, Shoots, Vegetable
Round siam cardamom
Edible: Fruit - spice
Ela-ela china, Xanthoid cardamon
Edible: Seed, Spice, Fruit, Leaves, Shoots, Flower buds, Vegetable
Pawpwe, Posa
Edible: Stem, Flowers
Edible: Tuber