Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
REFERENCES: Casas et al. 1994, Facciola 1990, Houaiss 1982, Leung
1961, Native Seeds/SEARCH 1991, Smith 1994, Usher 1974
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)
ENGLISH: ginger, ginger root
PORTUGUESE: gengibre, gengivre, mangaratai
SPANISH: ajenjibre, ajinjible, bijao, conopio, genegibre, jengibre,
jenjibre, kion, kión
USES/NOTES: Mature rhizome is the ginger of commerce, used as a
spice and in teas, and the source of an extract used to scent
perfumes and flavor beverages like ginger ale. Young rhizomes are
added raw to salads, and young shoots are occasionally used as a
potherb. Leaves are added to baked goods. Widely cultivated
throughout the humid tropics. Also used medicinally as an antiinflammatory,
for circulation, and to treat motion sickness and
headaches.
NATURAL RANGE: uncertain, perhaps Southeast Asia, possibly Malaysia,
New Guinea, or South Asia
REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984, Balée and Gély 1989, Branch and Silva
1983, Duke 1986, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Guia Rural n.d., Guia
Rural 1990, Hoyas 1989, Kermath (notes), Leung 1961, Mabberley
1987, Morton 1976a, Omawale 1973, Purseglove et al. 1981, Smith
1977
Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)
ENGLISH: edible ginger, Japanese ginger, mioga ginger, myoga ginger
SPANISH: jengibre mioga
USES/NOTES: Primarily an ornamental in the Americas, though young
spring sprouts and yellow flowers are edible and the plant has
been used as a flavoring agent similar to bergamot (Citrus
aurantium subsp. bergamia). Reports also suggest, however,
carcinogenic properties.
NATURAL RANGE: Japan
REFERENCES: Hirono et al. 1982, Mabberley 1987, Osborn 1999
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae (ginger)
ENGLISH: pine cone ginger, pine cone lily, shampoo ginger, wild
ginger, zerumbet
USES/NOTES: Primarily an ornamental in the Americas, though rhizome
tips, leaves, and shoots are edible. Also a fragrance source for
hair-care products.
NATURAL RANGE: Indomalaya
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Mabberley 1987, Morton 1976a
Zizania aquatica L. [syn. Z. palustris L.]
FAMILY: Gramineae or Poaceae (grass)
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