Zingiberaceae
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Description
1300 spp
Growing form
Large herbs
Leaf
Leaves: alternate in two rows; simple; petiole base with open sheath and ligule; pinnate venation
Flower
Bisexual. Flower: zygomorphic; 3 fused sepals; 3 basally connate petals; 1 fertile stamen and 2 fused petaloid staminodes (-> labellum); ovary inferior
Fruit and seed
Fruit a brightly coloured often fleshy capsule
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Zingiberaceae
Author
Martinov
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4986400
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa