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Zingiberaceae, Ginger
Ginger; Jiang; Haliya, (M); Ingi, (T); Keong, (C); Kiew, (H).
Zingiber Officinale Rosc. (Zingiberaceae)
Description
Ginger
This perennial herb has aerial shoots arising from a thick, fleshy, branching
rhizome which is the part used. The light green leaf blades are alternate,
oblong in shape and strongly pointed. The plant rarely flowers and vegetative
propagation is necessary. There are many races differing in shape of foliage
and in size of rhizome.
Origin
 Domesticated in South
China or India where it has been in cultivation since ancient times, it
is also grown now in parts of West Africa and in the West Indies. Jamaica
produces the finest quality ginger known in the world.
The first records of
the plant came from China where it was mentioned by Confucius (551-479 BC).
It was exported at an early date into the Mediterranean area by Arab traders.
Francisco de Mendoza of Spain brought it to the West Indies in the sixteenth
century. Ginger was referred to by Sanskrit writers for its medicinal properties
and was known to the Greeks and Romans not later than first century AD.
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