Organisms

Zingiberaceae

A plant family of the order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. It includes plants which have both flavoring and medicinal properties such as GINGER; turmeric (CURCUMA), and cardamom (ELETTARIA).

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Abstract

A plant family of the order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. It includes plants which have both flavoring and medicinal properties such as GINGER; turmeric (CURCUMA), and cardamom (ELETTARIA).

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Aframomum
  • Boesenbergia
  • Hedychium
  • Kaempferia
  • Renealmia
  • Aframomums
  • Boesenbergias
  • Hedychiums
  • Kaempferias
  • Renealmias

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

prefer specific plant

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History Note

2002; use ZINGIBERALES 1997-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Zingiberales (1997-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.618w.937w.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Zingiberaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D030521. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D030521
  2. Zingiberaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingiberaceae
  3. Zingiberaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37021