Review on some medicinal plants of zingiberaceae family 1. Treatments with the use of various plants have historically formed the basis of sophisticated traditional medicine, preceding the established scientific literature by thousands of years. Existen diversas especies, las cuales son utilizadas como plantas ornamentales. The plant list includes 3,292 scientific plant names of species rank for the family zingiberaceae. Zingiberales cannaceae, costaceae, heliconiaceae, lowiaceae. Zingiberaceae is the name o a faimily, the ginger faimily, o flouerin plants consisting o aromatic perennial yerbs wi creepin horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprisin aboot 52 genera an mair nor 0 species, distributit throughoot tropical africae, asie, an the americas. Pdf antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of zingiberaceae plants. This website provides information to taxonomists working on the flowering plant family zingiberaceae gingers.
Zingiberaceae article about zingiberaceae by the free. Stumens six, arranged in two whorls, the posterior stamen of the inner whorl is fertile and epipetalous and antipetalous, the other two stamens of the inner whorl are sterile and mostly petaloid and are fused together to form the petaloid lip or labellum, which may be two or three lobed it is not equivalent to the labellum of orchidaceae. The health benefits of zingiberaceae eve out of the garden. Perianth6, 5 in two whorls or not distinct, petaloid, 6, in two whorls of 3 each, usually the outer green and inner coloured. Zingiberaceae consists of 49 genera and about 0 species, out of which about 17 genera and 115 species have been reported from india. This page was last edited on 8 february 2020, at 15. Significance of gingers zingiberaceae in indian system. Zingiberaceae definition is a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants order musales consisting of leafy perennial herbs with aromatic rootstocks and very irregular flowers having a single perfect stamen.
The information is frequently updated so if you would like us to add anything. Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of flowering plants, the largest family of the order zingiberales, containing about 52 genera and more than 1,300 species. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, collect and track feedback, and share pdfs for free. Tropical gingers zingiberales are an order of the monocotyledonous plants liliopsida. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. A taxonomic family within the order zingiberales very many plants related to ginger.
For guidance on categorizing articles on plant genera by rank, see wikipedia. Ornamentacao, bioinvasao, fragmentos florestais urbanos. There are many species, which are used as ornamental plants. The taxonomic study of the family zingiberaceae was first studied by kai larsen 1980 who proposed the key to genera of thai zingiberaceae. Members of zingiberales are widely distributed in the tropics, particularly as shade plants in evergreen tropical regions, with several genera being of major economic. Zingiberaceae commonly known as ginger family, is a family of flowering plants comprising more than 0 species divided into about 52 genera of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, distributed throughout tropical africa, asia, and the america. Zingiberaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Pollen morphology of the family zingiberaceae in china pollen types and their significance in the taxonomy. Pdf two new species of gingers zingiberaceae from myanmar. Comparison among musaceae, zingiberaceae and cannaceae. Two new species of gingers zingiberaceae from myanmar article pdf available in phytokeys. The rhizome of the zingiberaceae speicies, curcuma longa, is dried to make the spice turmeric. Genetic diversity, cytology, and systematic and phylogenetic.
Significance of gingers zingiberaceae in indian system of. Ce sont des plantes herbacees des regions tropicales. Stems short, poorly developed, mostly lengthened by erect pseudostem formed by the leaf sheaths. Genetic diversity, cytology, and systematic and phylogenetic studies in zingiberaceae shakeel ahmad jatoi 1,2 akira kikuchi1 kazuo n. Species of zingiberaceae contained within the plant list belong to 50 plant genera. Zingiberaceae is one of the largest families of the plant kingdom with 53 genera and over 1200 species. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Zingiberaceae the ginger family, a family of monocotyledonous plants. Members of this group are largely restricted to the tropics. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. This category should contain only articles about the genera of zingiberaceae, when the articles are at the scientific name, or redirects from the scientific name in the case of monotypic taxa or articles at the english name.
Then you can edit, export, and send pdfs for signatures. Airticles in category zingiberaceae this categerie contains the ae follaein page. The aim of this study is the documentation of zingiberaceous plants used. The health benefits of zingiberaceae include these three herbs.
Bioactivity evaluation of the turmeric curcuma longa l. These are often little known and their relationships are not yet fully understood. Zingiberaceae in world checklist of selected plant families. Herbs perennial, terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, aromatic, with fleshy, tuberous or nontuberous rhizomes, often with tuberbearing roots. A list of all accepted names in zingiberaceae is available in csv format. These aromatic herbs grow in moist areas of the tropics and subtropics, including some regions that are seasonably dry. Transformation of stamens into sterile staminodes is a wellknown trend bearing on the interrelationships of the families of zingiberales.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cette famille comprend 45 genres pour environ 700 especes. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. En argentina viven 2 generos con 1 especie cada uno xifreda, 1996. Zingiberaceae or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera. Zingiberaceae definition of zingiberaceae by merriamwebster. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Zingiberaceae, or the ginger family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising ca.
Zingiberaceae in kew science plants of the world online. This categerie juist haes the follaein subcategerie. Labellum anterior staminodes adnate at the base to the corolla tube, showy. It includes information on scientific names, type specimens, general herbarium collections and publications. Leaves alternate and 2rowed, with a sheath enclosing the stem. Pdf total antioxidant capacity, flavonoid, phenolic acid and. Corolla tube usually slender, divided into 3 subequal petals. Zingiberales na amazonia oriental brasileira field guides. Zingiberoideae, as treated in frps, are treated here as costaceae and zingiberaceae, respectively. Learn about the comparison among musaceae, zingiberaceae and cannaceae. Stems usually short, replaced by pseudostems formed by leaf sheaths.
While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Many new taxa of zingiberaceae have been described from china since 1981. Zingiberales are usually large to very big herbs, rarely trees. Ginger root is the bulbous root of the species zingiber officials. Lateral staminodes petaloid in the pakistan plants, either free from the labellum or connate to it zingiber. The most important nutritional plants in this order are the bananas, while it. Introduction medicinal plants have been used for centuries as remedies for human diseases. Curcumin, one the key curcuminoids of curcuma longa turmeric of the zingiberaceae family, has demonstrated a number of actions that may support a beneficial role in the management of pms, particularly its antiinflammatory and antidepressant effects. Pdf the rhizomes of the zingiberaceae family are a vegetable widely used in many asian countries, and their. Zingiberaceae, cannaceae, and marantaceae are represented in the southeastern united states by a small number of indigenous and introduced species. And when you want to do more, subscribe to acrobat pro dc.
Alpinia calcarata alpinia formosana alpinia japonica alpinia purpurata alpinia zerumbet amomum aculeatum amomum maximum amomum sp. Zingiberales, the ginger and banana order of flowering plants, consisting of 8 families, 92 genera, and more than 2,100 species. Family zingiberaceae consists of the large number of medicinal plants and is wellknown for its use in ethnomedicine and play a major role in indian system of medicine, ayurveda. Cardamom seeds come from the species elettaria cardamomum.