Difference 1: Different purposes.
Alpinia officinarum belongs to Musaceae; Ginger belongs to the order Zingiberales.
Difference 2: Different places of origin
Alpinia officinarum is produced in southeast, south and southwest provinces of China, and it is born in shady and humid places under forests. It is also distributed in Japan. Ginger is produced in the middle and east, southeast to southwest of China, Laifeng, Tongshan, Yangxin, Echeng, Xianning and Tongling. Changyi, Anqiu and other cities in Shandong Province are widely cultivated, and they are also common in tropical Asia.
Difference 3: Different morphological characteristics.
Alpinia officinarum is 35-70 cm tall and has transverse and branched rhizomes. Usually 2-5 leaves, lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong, 25-40 cm long and 4-7 cm wide, tapering at both ends, with a small tip at the top, pubescent on both sides, especially on the back of leaves, nearly sessile to have a petiole up to 2 cm long; Ligule 2-lobed, ca. 2 mm, pubescent
Ginger is a perennial herb. The rhizome is fleshy, thick, flat, fragrant and spicy. Leaves in rows, thorium-shaped to strip-lanceolate, 15-30 cm long, about 2 cm wide, tapering at the apex and tapering at the base, smooth and hairless, with leaf sheaths holding stems and sessile.
Alpinia is as follows:
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Ginger is as follows:
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