MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE



Sorting Zingiber names



Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 


Zingiber aromaticum Valeton

SYNONYM(S) : Zingiber zerumbet Ridley, non L.

CHINESE :   香姜  Xiang jiang.

ENGLISH : Fragrant ginger.

MALAY :  Puyang (Indonesia), Lempuyang ,  Lempuyang wangi.

 

Data needed. Could this be Alpinia coriandriodora D. Fang ?


Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. -> Zingiber montanum (J. König) Theilade


Zingiber griffithii Baker

ENGLISH :  Red gingerwort.

MALAY :  Tepus huma, Tepus kechil, Tepus merah.


Zingiber kerrii Craib

THAI  :  ขิง แดง  King daeng.


Zingiber malaysianum C. K. Lim

ENGLISH :   Black ginger, Midnight ginger.

RUSSIAN : 
Имбирь малайзийский.



Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe

CHINESE :   襄 荷  Xiang he.

ENGLISH : Japanese ginger, Mioga ginger.

FRENCH : Gingembre mioga, Gingembre du Japon.

GERMAN : Japaningwer.

JAPANESE : Myouga (mioga, myoga), Myouga.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь миога  Imbir' mioga, Миога.


Zingiber molle Ridl.

SYNONYM(S) :
Zingiber sylvaticum Elmer 

  


Zingiber montanum  (J. Koenig)  Link ex A. Dietr.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum montanum J. König, Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., Zingiber montanum (J. König) TheiladeZingiber purpureum Roscoe

ENGLISH : Thai ginger, Bengal ginger (as Z. purpureum), Cassumar ginger (as Z. purpureum), Cassumunar ginger (as Z. cassumumar).

FRENCH : Gingembre de Siam, Gingembre marron (as Z. cassumunar).

GERMAN : Blockzitwer (as Z. cassumunar).

HINDI : Banada.

NEPALESE : Van aduvaa (as Z. cassumunar).

SPANISH : Jengibre (Z. cassumunar).

THAI  :    ปูลอย Pu loi ,   ปูเลย Pu loei, ไพล  Phlai ,  มิ้นสะล่าง Min sa lang (Shan) ,  ว่านไฟ Wan fai (Central Thailand).

VIETNAMESE : Gùng tia.

 

Photograph of Z. purpureum by Timothy Chapman at Gingerwood Nursery, USA.


Zingiber officinale Rosc.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum angustifolium Salisb., Amomum zingiber L.

ARABIC :   سكنجبير     Skînzhbîr (Morocco),  زنگبيل   Zangabîl (Egypt),   زَنْجَبِيل   Zanjabil.

ARMENIAN :  Կոճապղպեղ  Gojabghbegh (Kočapġpeġ, Kochapghpegh).

ASSAMESE : Aadaa (Ada).

BENGALI : Aadaa (plant), Adrak (fresh root), Sont (dry root).

BOSNIAN :  Crni ingver, Đumbir, Gingibar, Ingver, Isiot, Isnot, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zinđefil.

BULGARIAN :  Джинджифил Dzhindzhifil (Džindžifil).

BURMESE : Gyin, Gyin sein ?

CHINESE : Jiang (Cantonese geung), Jiang (Cantonese geung), Lao jiang, Qing jiang, Zi jiang (Cantonese jee geung for fresh young root).

CROATIAN :  Cencer, Crni ingver, Đinđibar, Đumber, Đumbir, Gingibar, Inđiber, Ingver, Isiot, Isjet, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zenzer.

CZECH :  Dumbír, Zázvor, Zázvor kořen.

DANISH : Ingefaer.

DUTCH : Gember.

ENGLISH : Canton ginger, Culinary ginger, Ginger, Common ginger, Green ginger (fresh root), Stem ginger.

ESTONIAN : Harilik ingwer.

FINNISH : Inkivääri.

FRENCH : Gingembre, Gingembre commun, Gingembre officinal, Gingembre traditionnel.

GERMAN: Inbwer, Ingwer.

GREEK :  Τζίντζερ Tzintzer , Πιπερόριζα Piperoriza, Ζιγγίβερις Ziggiveris.

HEBREW :  זַנגבִיל   Zangvil.

HINDI : Adarak (plant), Adruka (fresh root), Sonth, Sindhi (dry root).

HUNGARIAN : Gyömbér .

ITALIAN : Zenzero, Zenzevero, Pepe zenzero.

JAPANESE : Jinjaa, Shouga, Shouga, Shouga.

KANNADA :  ಶುಂಠಿ Alla.

KHMER : Khnehey (Khnhei), Khnhei phlung .

KOREAN :   생강   Saeng gang.

LAOTIAN : Khing.

MADURESE : Jhai.

MALAY : Halia, Haliya, Haliya merah, Kunyit terus, Aliah (Indonesia), Jae (Java), Jahe (Indonesia), Jahya (Bali), Lahya (Bali).

MALAYALAM :  ഇഞ്ചി' Inchi,  ചുക്  Chuku

MARATHI :  आले  Aale (āle)सुंठ   Sunth.

NEPALESE :   अदुवा  Aduvaa (Aduva), Agnimanth, सुठो  Sutho.

NORWEGIAN : Ingefær.

ORIYA :  ଅଦା  Ada.

PERSIAN : Jamveel,  زنجبیل   Zanjabil.

POLISH : Jembier.

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre, Ingever.

PUNJABI :   ਅਦਰਕ  Adrak,   ਸੂੰਡ  Sund.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь   Imbir',  Имбирь лекарственный  Imbir' lekarstvennyi .  

SERBIAN :   Činčibar, Crni ingver, Ђумбир Đumbir, Džumbir, Gingibar, Imbor, Ingver, Исиот Isiot, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zendžefil, Žumbir.

SINHALESE : Inguru.

SLOVAKIAN :  Ďumbier, Ďumbier lekársky, Zázvor.

SLOVENIAN :  Imber.

SUNDANESE : Jahe.

SPANISH : Anchoas (Mexico), Jengibre.

SWAHILI : Tangawizi.

SWEDISH : Ingefära, Ingefoera.

TAGALOG : Fute giya, Giya, Kasumba giya, Laya, Loya agarisen, Luya.

TAMIL :  இஞ்சி  Inji (Ingi, Ingee), Shukku.

TELUGU :  Allaama (Allam), అల్లము  Allamu (green ginger), అల్లపు చెట్టు Allamu chettu,  శొంటి  Sonthi (dry ginger).
THAI : 
  ขิง Khing ,  ขิง แดง  Khing daeng ,  ขิงแกลง  Khing klaeng ,    ขิง เผือก Khing phueak  (Chiang Mai) ,  สะ เอ Sa e (Karen). 

TURKISH :  Zentzephil, Zencefil, Zencebil.

UKRAINIAN :  Імбир садовий  Imbir sadovij.

URDU :   ادرک   Adrak, Adraka,   آدي  Adi.  

VIETNAMESE :   Cây gùng, Gừng, Sinh khương  (green ginger).

 

Photographs & description (English) at Gernot Katzer's Spice site (your browser window may need widening to view tables of names + photos without overlapping).

Photographs, description (Indonesian) & more vernacular names used throughout the Indonesian and surrounding islands.



Zingiber ottensii Valeton

THAI :  ไพลดำ  Plai dam.


Zingiber petiolatum (Holttum) Theilade

RUSSIAN : Имбирь черешковый.




Zingiber puberulum Ridley

ENGLISH :   Dog's gingerwort.



MALAY :  Lempoyang anjing.



Zingiber puberulum Ridl. var. borneense R.M. Sm.

SYNONYM(S) :   Amomum borneense (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm., Zingiber borneense K.Schum.


Zingiber puberulum Ridl. var. chryseum K. Larsen

SYNONYM(S) : 
Zingiber chryseum Ridl.



Zingiber puberulum Ridl. var. ovoideum Holtt.

SYNONYM(S) :   Zingiber ovoideum Blume


Zingiber spectabile Griff.

ENGLISH :   Beehive ginger, Black gingerwort, Malaysian ginger.


MALAY :  Tepus halia, Tepus tanah, Tepus tundok.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь замечательный


SPANISH :  Micrófono.



Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum zerumbet L.

ARABIC : Zurunbah, Zurunbâd.

BENGALI :  Maha baribach.

CHINESE :   红球姜  Hong qiu jiang.

ENGLISH : Wild ginger, Broad-leaved ginger, Martinique ginger, Pinecone ginger (USA), Pine-cone ginger, Shampoo ginger (Hawaii), Zerumbet ginger.

FRENCH : Amome sauvage, Gingembre blanc, Gingembre fou, Zérumbet.

GERMAN : Wilder Ingwer, Zerumbet.

ITALIAN : Zenzero bianco, Zenzero salvatico.

JAPANESE :      ニガ ショウガ   Niga shouga.

MADURESE :  Lampojang.

MALAY :   Lempuyang (Java), Kathu inshi kua.

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre amargo.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь зерумбет.

SPANISH : Jengibre, Jengibre amargo.

SUNDANESE :  Lampuyang.

TAGALOG :  Langkawas.

THAI :  แฮ วดำ  Haeo dam (Northern Thailand),  เฮีย วดำ   Hiao dam,    เฮีย วข่า   Hiao kha (Shan),   เฮีย วแดง  Hiao daeng,    กะแอน    Kaen,   กะทือ  Ka thue,   กะทือ ป่า Ka thue pa, กะ แวน Ka waen,  กระทือ  Kra thue (Gra theuu, Grà-teu),  เปล พ้อ  Ple pho (Karen), Wanfai (Don Daeng).

TURKISH : Yabani zencefil, Zurunbad, Zerunebat, Zernebat.

VIETNAMESE :   Gừng đại, Gừng gió, Ngải xanh, Rieng daï.


Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 'Darceyi'

SYNONYM(S) : Zingiber darceyi hort., Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 'Variegata'

ENGLISH : Variegated pinecone ginger, Variegated-leaved zerumbet ginger.

FRENCH : Zérumbet à feuilles panachées.

 


REFERENCES
General Bibliography
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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

CultureSheet.org - the network for and by plant enthusiasts. 2008. Zingiber K.Schum. (based on the publication “Vascular Plant Families and Genera” compiled by R. K. Brummitt Published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1992).
< http://culturesheet.org/zingiberaceae:zingiber >.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert > (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Latin with authority names)

Faculty of Pharmacy,  2004,  PHARM database (MedPlant Online), Medicinal Plant Information Center (MPIC), Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND. < http://medplant.mahidol.ac.th/index.asp >.

Katzer Gernot, 2001, Spices - Zingiber officinale. < http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl//Zing_off.html >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Middleditch Brian, 2000, Taxonomy Notes in Notes & Images on Ginger Genera - Zingiber by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. < http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Zingiber/Notes.html >.

Smitinand Tem, 2001, Thai Plant Names - Revised Edition by The Forest Herbarium - Royal Forest Department. Bangkok. Thailand.

USDA, ARS, 2001, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl? Zingiber (09 November 2001).

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) :  Angela Drenovac.

 

 


RESOURCES

Complementary / Specific
 

Magnificient collection of photos by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. Each attractive thumbnail is linked to a larger size even more beautiful photo.  < http://www.gingersrus.com/zingiber.php >.
Many more ornamental species (names & photos) can be found on this site.

Katzer Gernot, 2001, Spices - Zingiber officinale. < http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_noframe.html?Zing_off.html > Among many other things an excellent photograph of the ingredient "fresh young root" referred to above.

 


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