We present new comparative data on early floral development of Heliconia latispatha, an ecologically and horticulturally important tropical plant within the order Zingiberales. Modification of the six members of two androecial whorls is characteristic of Zingiberales, with a reduction in number of fertile stamen from five or six in the banana families (Musaceae, Strelitziaceae, Lowiaceae, and H...

Two new species of gingers (Zingiberaceae), Globba sherwoodiana W.J. Kress & V. Gowda sp. nov., and Curcuma arracanensis W.J. Kress & V. Gowda sp. nov., from Myanmar are described. The new species of Globba is currently only known in cultivation and is commonly grown and sold in markets in Myanmar. In contrast Curcuma arracanensis has been collected from a single restricted region in the cloud ...

Zingibereae is a large tribe in the family Zingiberaceae, which contains plants with important medicinal, edible, and ornamental values. Although tribes of Zingiberaceae are well circumscribed, circumscription many genera within relationships among them remain elusive, especially for Boesenbergia, Curcuma, Kaempferia Pyrgophyllum. In this study, we investigated plastome variation nine species r...

Abstract Among the species of Zingiberaceae family, ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is best known and studied species, with several reported ornamental, medicinal, culinary properties. Many ornamental genus Zingiber are commonly treated as gingers by analogy. This study provides a list Zingiber, information on synonyms comments aspects.

Plant species have been applied in the traditional treatment of certain diseases since ancient history. The purpose this study is to explore efficacy medicinal plants, specifically tinuktuk, Simalungunese, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This effort shows potentials local knowledge preparing herbal mixtures, based on geographical existence. sample concoction was analyzed qualitatively for its health ...