Name:		Zingiberaceae Lindl. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Costaceae Nakai
Status:		Family
Taxonomic position:		Zingiberales [Order] Liliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subfamilies / Genera Achasma Griff. Adelmeria Aframomum Schumann Alexis Alpinia Roxb. Amomum Roxb. Aulotandra Gagnep. Boesenbergia Kuntze Brachychilum (R. Br. ex Wallich) Petersen Burbidgea Hook. f. Camptandra Ridley Cardamomum Salisb. Cardamomum Kuntze Carenophila Catimbium Caulokaempferia Larsen Cautlea Royle Cautleya (Benth.) Royle ex Hook. f. Cenolophon Blume Cienkowskiella Colebrookia Conamomum Ridley Cornukaempferia Costus L. Curcuma L. Curcumorpha A. Rao & Verma Cyphostigma Benth. Distichochlamys Elettaria Maton Elettariopsis Baker Eriolopha Erndlia Etlingera Giseke Gagnepainia Schumann Geanthus Geocharis (Schumann) Ridley Geostachys (Baker) Ridley Globba L. Guillainia Vieill. Haniffia Holttum. Haplochorema Schumann Hedychium J. Köenig Hellwigia Hemiorchis Kurz. Hitchenia Wallich Hitcheniopsis (Baker) Ridley Hornstedtia Retz. Kaempfera Kaempferia L. Kolowratia Languas Leptosolena C. Presl Mantisia Sims Monocostus Schumann Monolophus Mulfordia Nanochilus Schumann Naumannia Nicolaia Horan. Odontychium Paracautleya R.M. Sm. Parakaempferia Paramomum Phaeomeria Plagiostachys Ridley Pleuranthodium Pommereschea Wittm. Pommereschia Psychanthus Pyrgophyllum Rhynchanthus Hook. f. Riedelia Oliver Roscoea Sm. Scaphochlamys Baker Siamanthus Siliquamomum Baill. Siphonochilus J.M. Wood & Franks Stadiochilus R.M. Sm. Stahlianthus Kuntze Tamijia Tapeinochilos Miq. Thylacophora Ridley Tubutubua Vanoverberghia Merr. Zerumbet Zingiber Boehmer
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (2 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]