Zingiber
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Zingiber
| image = Ginger.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Zingiber officinale rhizome
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Zingiberales
| familia = Zingiberaceae
| genus = Zingiber
| genus_authority = Boehm.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Zingiber officinale
Zingiber spectabilis
Zingiber petiolatum
Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiber purpureum
Zingiber mioga
Zingiber malaysianum
}}
The genus Zingiber contains the true gingers, a set of plants with culinary value in many parts of the world. The most well-known is Z. officinale, garden ginger
Culinary
Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice "ginger", and may be used whole, candied, or dried and powdered.