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AMOMALS, 45 GINGERWORTS, 
Natural Order, Gingertearts; Zingiberacew (V.K., p. 165.) 
Prevailing Quality. Aromatic, stimulating. 
ZINGIBER. Geertner. 
Stems annual. Lateral inner lobes of corolla 0. Filament extended 
beyond the anther into a curved beak. 
1. Z. officinale Roscoe.—(Common Ginger.) Fig. 79. 
_ Leaves subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, smooth ; He 
spikes oblong, on a scape about 9 inches 
high; bracts acute; flowers whitish; lip 
3-lobed, streaked with purple. 
Habitat. Tropical parts of Asia. 
Quality. Acrid, aromatic, stimulant, sialagogue. 
Uses. A condiment; promotes digestion, relieves flatu- 
leney; chewed against tooth-ache. 
Appinta. Linneus. 
Stems perennial. Inflorescence terminal. Inner 
lateral lobes of the corolla small or 0. Fila- 
ment not extended beyond the anther. Fruit 
baceate. 
4. A. racemosa Plumier. 
8s 4.5 feet high ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
recurved at the point; raceme spiked; bracts 
ventricose ; lip trifid; flowers white. 
Habitat. Tropical America. 
‘Quality and Uses. As in the Galangale. 
2. A. Galanga Linnzus,—(GALANGALE.) 
Stems 6 or 7 feet high; leaves broad, sessile, with 
a whitish edge; panicle oblong, branched ; 
flowers greenish-white; lip oblong, unguicu- 
“oe te, bifid; roots tuberous, pungent. 
Indian Archipelago. 
: Rhizome ry, aromatic. 
Be As Ggee ETD Sromatc 
Amomum. Linneeus. 
Stems rennial. Jnflor radical, cone-like. Inner lateral lobes of 
CS Sirota 0. Th ‘very lage flat. Filament flat, extended beyond 
, , the anther, 2-lobed, with an emarginate middle lobe. 
= Cardamomum Linnzus.—(RounD CARDAMOM.) : : 
Yes short-stalked, lanceolate, acuminate, smooth ; bracts villous, wart 
reous ; lip 3-lobed, crenate, crisp, with two rosy streaks ; fruit sma , 
roundish, 3-cornered ; seeds brown, angular, cuneiform. pe 
Habitat. taian Archi 
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Fig. 79.—Diminished figure of Zingiber officinale. 
