A plant family of the order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. It includes plants which have both flavoring and medicinal properties such as GINGER; turmeric (CURCUMA), and cardamom (ELETTARIA).

A plant genus. The root used in Thai cooking. Members contain CHALCONES.

Synonyms: Hedychiums txid97748 Kaempferia Renealmia txid105703 txid97724 Renealmias txid4642 Boesenbergia Boesenbergias Hedychium txid188478 Aframomum Aframomums txid4645 Kaempferias Zingiberaceae