Zingiberaceae
This list of genera was made in October 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Docot et al. 2019, Kress et al. 2005, 2010, Mood et al. 2014, Prince et al. 2024, and Zaveska et al. 2010. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Adelmeria Ridl. (prev. under Alpinia Roxb.) | ||
| Aframomum K.Schum. | ||
| Alpinia Roxb. | ||
| Amomum Roxb. | Elettariopsis Baker | |
| Boesenbergia Kuntze | Gastrochilus Wall., Haplochorema K.Schum. | |
| Burbidgea Hook.f. | ||
| Camptandra Ridl. | ||
| Cautleya (Royle ex Benth.) Hook.f. | ||
| Curcuma L. | Hitchenia Wall. | |
| Distichochlamys M.F.Newman | ||
| Elettaria Maton (prev. under Ammomum Roxb.) | ||
| Elettariopsis Baker | Amomum Roxb. | |
| Etlingera Giseke | ||
| Gagnepainia K.Schum. | ||
| Gastrochilus Wall. | Boesenbergia Kuntze | |
| Geocharis (K.Schum.) Ridl. (prev. under Ammomum Roxb.) | ||
| Globba L. | ||
| Haplochorema K.Schum. | Boesenbergia Kuntze | |
| Hedychium J.Koenig | ||
| Hitchenia Wall. | Curcuma L. | |
| Hornstedtia Retz. | ||
| Kaempferia L. | ||
| Larsenianthus W.J.Kress & Mood (prev. under Hitchenia Wall.) | ||
| Meistera Giseke (prev. under Ammomum Roxb.) | ||
| Monolophus Wall. ex Endl. | ||
| Plagiostachys Ridl. | ||
| Pleuranthodium (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm. | ||
| Renealmia L.f. | ||
| Riedelia Oliv. | ||
| Roscoea Sm. | ||
| Scaphochlamys Baker | ||
| Siamanthus K.Larsen & Mood | ||
| Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks | ||
| Wurfbainia Giseke (prev. under Ammomum Roxb.) | ||
| Zingiber Mill. |
References
- Docot R. V. A., Banag C. I., Poulsen A. D. (2019). Reinstatement and revision of the genus Adelmeria (Zingiberaceae) endemic to the Philippines. Taxon, 68, 499–521. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12071.
- Kress, W.J., Liu, A.-Z., Newman, M., Li, Q.-J. (2005). The molecular phylogeny of Alpinia (Zingiberaceae): a complex and polyphyletic genus of gingers. American Journal of Botany, 92, 167-178. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.92.1.167
- Kress, W.J., Mood, J.D., Sabu, M., Prince, L.M., Dey, S., Sanoj, E. (2010). Larsenianthus, a new Asian genus of Gingers (Zingiberaceae) with four species. PhytoKeys, 1, 15-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.1.658
- Mood, J., Veldkamp, J.F., Dey, S., MacKechnie, L. (2014). Nomenclatural changes in Zingiberaceae: Caulokaempferia is a superfluous name for Monolophus and Jirawongsea is reduced to Boesenbergia. The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, 66, 215-231.
- Prince, L.M., Mood, J.D., Mandáková, T., de Boer, H.J. (2024). Molecular phylogeny of Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) reveals shared characters and infrageneric division. Blumea, 69, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2024.69.01.01
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Záveská, E., Fér, T., Šída, O., Krak, K., Marhold, K., Leong-Škorničková, J. (2012). Phylogeny of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) based on plastid and nuclear sequences: Proposal of the new subgenus Ecomata. Taxon, 61, 747-763. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.614004
Foto: Aframomum K.Schum. © Suvrat Kotagal