ZINGIBER. 



the principle which runs through all his generic diftinftions 



of this tribe, and which is fupported throughout by the in- 



florefcence, as well as the parts of the flower in general. 



Nothing more perfeft has ever been accomphlhed in fyfte- 



matic botany. See Scitamine/E. 



I. Z. officinale. Narrow-leaved Ginger. Rofcoe n. i. 



Ait. n. I. (Z. majus ; Rumph. Amboin. v. 5. 156. t. 66. 

 f. I. Amomum Zingiber ; Linn. Sp. PL i. Willd. Sp. 



PI. V. I. 6. Jacq. Hort. Vind. v. i. 31. t. 75. " Infchi ; 



Rheede Hort. Malab. v. 11. 21. t. 12.") — Brafteas ovate, 



acute. Segments of the outer limb of the corolla linear, 



revolute. Middle lobe of the hp entire. — Native of the 



Eaft Indies ; naturalized in Jamaica. A ftove plant in 



England, flowering in September. It appears to have been 



cultivated here by Edward lord Zouch, before the year the W. -FW-^/^^ not above fix or eight inches hi^h. 



1605. The rootle perennial, tuberous, flefhr, with long Spd, ovate, brownifh. Corolla pale yellow, diftinguifhed 



Itofit fibres, weU known for its hot, gratefully aromatic, fla- from Z, Zcrumbet by the greatly dilated, inverfely heart- 



wo 

 Zerunt- 



i2i.)_Braaeas ovate, rather acute. Segments of th^ 

 outer hmb of the corolla ftraight. Middle fobTof tL hp 

 cloven, dilated, crifped, and crenate. Rib and ftteaths S 

 the leaves hairy.-Native of the Eall Indies, from wtncl 



t was fent by Dr. Roxburgh to this country, and flower^ 

 in Auguft 181 1, in the ftove of James Vere, efq. at Ken- 



btftTeMT'- '^^}V°°'' ^'^ '°¥ ^SO been Introduced 

 into the Materia Medica as a powerful ftimulant and tonic 



in hyileric, paralytic, and other nervous diforders, poff'effina 

 a warm bittenfli flavour, with the fmell of Ginger • but 

 they have long gone out of ufe. Their fliape is lefs elon- 

 gated and comprefl-ed than that of Ginger, and more annu- 

 lated, tuberous or knotty. Herbage moft hke the laft fpe- 

 CKS, but diftinguiftied by the hairy ftieath and mid-rib of 



"""^ ""'"' "-"-'-»;': '"^ .^uuw graieiuuyaromauc, na- irom^, z.crumt,et by the greatly dilated, inverfely hea 

 your, and cordial qualities. The whole herb is fmooth, and fhaped, cnfped and crenate, middle lobe of its lip ■ the t 

 partakes of the flavour of the root. Barren ferns feveral, fide lobes being ered and entire, not larger than in Z/rri 



ereft, herbaceous, wand-like, leafy, about three feet high. 

 Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, fingle- 

 ribbed, fpreading, with long, clofe, {heathing, abrupt/00/- 

 fialks. Floiuer-Jlallis radical, a foot high, clothed with tu- 

 bular flieathing braBeas. Spikes folitary, ereft, club-fhaped, 

 enveloped in broader, {horter, lefs pointed, crowded hrac- 

 isas, each accompanied by a folitary, ie^AsJloiuer, twice its 

 own length, of a delicate texture and (hort duration. The 



bet. 



root. 



4- 

 n. 3. 



The plant is faid to be propagated by cuttings of the 



Z. Mioga. Japanefe Ginger. Rofcoe n. 3. Ait. 



( Amomum Mioga ; Thunb. Jap. 14. Willd. Sp. PL 

 V. 1.7. Banks Ic. Ksmpf. t. i. Dsjooka, vuW Mioga, 

 feu Mionga; Ksmpf. Am. Exot. 826.)— Brafteas ovate, 

 acute. Spike nearly feffile. Segments of the outer limb 

 of the corolla ereft, acute. Middle lobe of the hp con- 



outer limb of the corolla is of a very pale yellow, or ftraw cave, entire — Found near Nagafaki, and in other parts of 

 colour, revolute ; the upper fegment rather the broadeft. Japan, flowering in September. Thunberg. Kxmpfer 

 Lip, as well as the incurved point of the f lament, fpotted fpeaks of this as an eatable kind of Ginger, u-ith a mild 



navour. i fie leaiyj/ems are from one to two feet, or more, 

 in height, and with the foliage referable thofe of the three 

 foregoing fpecies. The Jower-Jlali is radical, and remark- 

 ably fliort, or fcarcely any. Spiie ovate, with numerous, 

 large, white, pointed, ftriated, concave iraSeas ; the outer 

 ones largeft, concealing many within. The flowers fmell 

 faintly like Butter-bur, and have a yellow, very concave, 

 undivided /;/, and a white limb. Filament greenifh-whito, 

 t. 112. (Z. fpu- beaked, embracing the thread-fhaped 7?;/^, according to the 

 60. Z. latifolium generic charafter, as is faithfully del'cribed by Thunberg, 

 " who fpeaks of the fruit as a nearly ovate, obtufe capful*, 

 with three cells and three valves, and numerous rmmAt feeds, 

 inferted into the central column. 



5. Z. rofettm. Rofe-coloured Ginger. Rofcoe n. 4. 

 (Amomum rofeum ; Roxb. Coromand. v. 2. ij. t. 126.) 

 — Brafteas lanceolate, coloured. Spike nearly feffile. 

 Segments of the outer limb of the corolla revolute. Mid- 

 dle lobe of the lip flat, entire. — Native of moift valleys in 

 Hindooftan, flowering in the rainy feafon. The Telingas 

 call this plant Bumacatchicay. Root creeping, cylindrical, 

 branched, not knotty. No aromatic or other quality is re- 

 corded concerning it, or any other part of the plant. 

 Leafy flems two or three feet high. Spikes nearly feffile at 

 the root, ovate, two or three inches long. BraReas loofety 

 imbricated, ereft, lanceolate, acute, of a fine rofe colour, 

 as are alfo the calyx, and the narrow revolute fegments of 

 the outer limb of the corolla. The lip is whitifh, obovate, 

 entire, not concave, but fomewhat reflexed. Beak of the 



• with crimfon. We have never been able to procure any 

 fpecimen or account of the fruit, which is perhaps in 

 confequence of the great increafe of the roots, not often 

 perfefted, or if produced, it is moft probably overlooked 

 by the cultivators, who may find it expedient for the ad- 

 vantage of their crop, to cut away the ftalks before they 

 run to feed. 



2. Z. Zcrumbet. Broad-leaved Ginger, Rofcoe n. 2. 

 Ait. n. 2. Sm. Exot. Bot. v. 2. 105 

 rium ; Koenig in Retz. Obf. fafc. 3. 

 fylveftre ; Herm. Lugd.-Bat. 636. t. 637. Amomum Zc- 

 rumbet ; Linn. Sp. PI. 1. Willd. Sp. PI. v. i. 6. Jacq. 

 Hort. Vind. v. 3. 30. t. 54. Lampujum ; Rumph. Am- 

 boin. V. 5. 148. t. 64. f. I. " Katou-infchi-kua ; Rheede 

 Hort. Malab. v. 11. 27. t. 13.") — Brafteas ovate, obtufe. 

 Segments of the outer hmb of the corolla ftraight. Mid- 

 dle lobe of the lip cloven, (lightly wavy. Rib and (heaths 

 of the leaves fmooth. — Native of the Eaft Indies. The 

 roots are faid to be bitter, without the flavour and pungency 

 of the true Ginger ; but the young foliage, according to 

 Rumphius, is ufed in Amboyna as a pot-herb. This fpe- 

 cies is not uncommon in our ftoves, being eafy of culture, and 

 flowering frequently at the end of autumn. Many perfons 

 who grow it think themfelves podeffed of the real Ginger. 

 The habits of the two plants are indeed very fimilar, but 

 the barren flems of the prefent fpecies are rather the talleft, 

 being four or five feet high, with elliptic-lanceolate leaves ; 

 filky beneath when young. Floiverflalks eighteen inches 



or two feec high, thick 'and firm. Spike ovate, Floivers fllament yellovi. No account is given of the y^^^-T;^/. 



pale yellow, without fcent, each lafting but a few hours. 

 Upper fegment of the outer limb ovate, ereft, concave : 

 two lower ones lanceolate. Lip yellow, its large central 

 lobe emarginate. 



3. Z. Cafumunar. Cafumunar, or Hairy Ginger. 

 " Roxb. in Afiatic Refearches, v. 1 1. 347. t. 7." Sims in 

 Curt. Mag. t. 1426. Ait. Epit. 376. (Calfummuniar ; 

 Dale Pharmac. 275. Cafumunar ; Lewis Difp. ed. 4. 



Vol. XXXIX. 



6. Z. purpureum. Purple Ginger. Rofcoe n. 5. Au. 

 n. 4. — " Brafteas ovate, coloured. Segments of the outer 

 limlD of the corolla ereft. Middle lobe of the lip divided." 

 — Native of the Eaft Indies. Introduced into the Englijh 

 ftoves, by the right honourable fir Jofeph Banks, in 1796, 

 and obferved by Mr. Rofcoe in the Botanic garden at Li- 

 verpool. It flowers in September. 



Zingiber, in the Materia MetJica. See Gingek. 



A a ZINGIS, 



