Zingiber

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q163563
Zingiber
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Zingiber

Summary

Zingiber is a taxon[1]. Zingiber has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Zingiber's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Zingiber is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Zingiber belongs to the parent taxon Zingiberaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Zingiber is Zingiber[6].
  • Zingiber is a type of Zingiberaceae[7].
  • Zingiber's Commons category is recorded as Zingiber[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Zingiber is ginger[9].
  • Zingiber's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zingiber[10].
  • Zingiber's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Zingiber's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Zingiber's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[13].
  • Zingiber's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Zingiber's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=13047[15].
  • Zingiber is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ginger'}[16].
  • Zingiber is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gingers'}[17].
  • Zingiber is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '姜属'}[18].
  • Zingiber is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '姜属'}[19].
  • Zingiber is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'ingver'}[20].

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Classification

Zingiber's scientific name is Zingiber[6]. Zingiber is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Zingiber belongs to the parent taxon Zingiberaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Zingiber is ginger[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ginger'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gingers'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '姜属'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '姜属'}[19], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'ingver'}[20].

Identifiers

Zingiber's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122972[21]. Zingiber's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4650[22]. Zingiber's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29233[23]. Zingiber's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2756693[24]. Zingiber's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42400[25].

Why It Matters

Zingiber has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Zingiber is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . The Garden.org Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2). wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Lexicon of Plant Riches. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Zingiberaceae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Taxonomic type ginger
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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