The natural basic form of the spice ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a?
Zingiber a "true ginger" - they belong to different genera in the Zingiberaceae family. The Plant List records the following accepted names for "Zingiber" species: Zingiber The genus Zingiber is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their medicinal and culinary value. The most well-known is "Z. officinale", garden ginger. Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice "ginger", and may be used whole, candied (known
Zingiber spectabile Zingiber spectabile Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as an ornamental plant, although it has been used in South-East Asia as a medicinal herb. The scientific name of the species is "Zingiber spectabile". "Zingiber" is originally from a Sanskrit word that means "shaped like a horn" and refers to the horn-shaped leaves of most species of ginger. "Spectabile" is derived from the Latin "spectabilis", meaning 'visible' or 'spectacular'. The plant is commonly known in the West by the common name "beehive ginger", due to its unusual