Ginger (scientific name: ginger. ) is a perennial herb of Zingiberaceae. Rootstock, yellow-green flowers, pungent smell. Plant height 0.5-1m; The rhizome is stout, multi-branched, fragrant and spicy. Leaf blade lanceolate or linear lanceolate, glabrous, sessile; Ligule membranous. The total pedicel is 25 cm long; Spike conical; Bracts ovate, light green or yellowish at the margin, with a small apex. Calyx tube is about 65438 0 cm long; Corolla yellow-green, lobes lanceolate; The central lobe of the lip is oblong and obovate. In the middle, southeast and southwest of China, Xianfeng fire dragon Laifeng, Tongshan, Yangxin, Sun Yicheng, Xianning and Daye are widely planted. It is also widely cultivated in tropical Asia. Roots are used as medicine, and fresh or dried products can be used as cooking ingredients or made into pickles and sugar ginger. Aromatic oil can be extracted from stems, leaves and rhizomes, and can be used in food, beverage and cosmetics. (Overview of picture reference sources)

Alias:

Ginger, white ginger, Sichuan ginger

Distribution area:

It is also widely cultivated in central China and tropical Asia from southeast to southwest.

Classification:

Angiosperms, monocotyledons, Musa, Zingiberaceae, Zingiber.

The types of ginger are generally divided according to its skin color, which is mainly divided into four categories. The first category: white skin, called white ginger; The second category: purple skin color, called purple ginger; The third category: the skin color is green, called green ginger; The fourth category: yellow skin, called turmeric.