Zingiberaceae
- Authors: Muhammet Cagri Oguz1, Ezgi Oguz2, Mustafa Yildiz3
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye 2 Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye 3 Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
- Source: Eurasian Geophytes: A Review , pp 153-164
- Publication Date: October 2025
- Language: English
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The Zingiberaceae family has many economically important genera. This family contains agriculturally important spices and medicinal plants. Turmeric, ginger, galangal, and cardamom are among the medicinal and aromatic plants that attract great interest worldwide. Although the Zingiberaceae family has different genera, they have similar structures botanically. There are minor distinctive differences between the species. Differences in flowers, leaves, stems, fruits, and active ingredients are important in distinguishing the species from each other. The most important common feature in the Zingiberaceae family is the rhizome root structure. Especially rhizomes, which are both propagation material and harvest products of cultivated species, have high starch content. Rhizomes are offered to the market as fresh, dried, ground, and oil solutions. This chapter includes botanical and agricultural information about some Zingiberaceae genera that have attracted great attention in recent years.
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