# Zingiber

Zingiber est un genre de plantes de la famille des Zingiberaceae qui comprend une centaine d'espèces.
C'est le genre des gingembres véritables dont trois espèces : le gingembre officinal, le gingembre japonais et Zingiber zerumbet sont largement utilisés dans l'alimentation humaine.

## Synonymes du genre

* Amomum L.(1753), nom rejeté
* Pacoseroca Adans.
* Thumung J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius
* Dieterichia Giseke
* Jaegera Giseke (1792)
* Cassumunar Colla (1830)
* Zerumbet T.Lestib. 1841, homonyme illégal, ni Garsault 1764 ni J.C. Wendl. 1798
* Dymczewiczia Horan.

## Liste d'espèces

Le genre Zingiber contient 100 à 150 espèces dont :
Selon World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) (10 sept. 2011) :
* Liste des espèces
* Zingiber acuminatum Valeton, 1904
* Zingiber albiflorum R.M.Sm., 1982
* Zingiber anamalayanum Sujanapal & Sasid., 2010
* Zingiber apoense Elmer , 1915
* Zingiber argenteum Mood & Theilade , 1997
* Zingiber atrorubens Gagnep. , 1903
* Zingiber aurantiacum (Holttum) Theilade , 1996
* Zingiber banhaoense Mood & Theilade , 2001
* Zingiber barbatum Wall. , 1830
* Zingiber bisectum D.Fang , 1996
* Zingiber bradleyanum Craib , 1912
* Zingiber brevifolium N.E.Br. , 1886
* Zingiber bulusanense Elmer , 1919
* Zingiber capitatum Roxb. , 1810
* Zingiber cernuum Dalzell , 1852
* Zingiber chlorobracteatum Mood & Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe , 1824
* Zingiber chrysostachys Ridl. , 1899
* Zingiber citriodorum Theilade & Mood , 2002
* Zingiber clarkei King ex Benth. & Hook.f. , 1892
* Zingiber cochleariforme D.Fang , 1980
* Zingiber collinsii Mood & Theilade , 2000
* Zingiber coloratum N.E.Br. , 1879
* Zingiber corallinum Hance , 1880
* Zingiber curtisii Holttum , 1950
* Zingiber cylindricum Thwaites , 1861
* Zingiber densissimum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia , 1987
* Zingiber eberhardtii Gagnep. , 1907
* Zingiber eborinum Mood & Theilade , 1997
* Zingiber elatior (Ridl.) Theilade , 1998
* Zingiber elatum Roxb. , 1820
* Zingiber ellipticum (S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia) Q.G.Wu & T.L.Wu , 1996
* Zingiber flagelliforme Mood & Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber flammeum Theilade & Mood , 1997
* Zingiber flavomaculosum S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber flavovirens Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber fragile S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber fraseri Theilade , 1996
* Zingiber georgeae Mood & Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber gracile Jack , 1820
* Zingiber gramineum Noronha ex Blume , 1827
* Zingiber griffithii Baker , 1892
* Zingiber guangxiense D.Fang , 1980
* Zingiber gulinense Y.M.Xia , 1996
* Zingiber idae Triboun & K.Larsen , 2002
* Zingiber incomptum B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. , 1969
* Zingiber inflexum Blume , 1827
* Zingiber integrilabrum Hance , 1882
* Zingiber integrum S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber intermedium Baker , 1892
* Zingiber junceum Gagnep. , 1906
* Zingiber kawagoii Hayata , 1921
* Zingiber kelabitianum Theilade & H.Chr. , 1998
* Zingiber kerrii Craib , 1912
* Zingiber kunstleri King ex Ridl. , 1899
* Zingiber lambii Mood & Theilade , 1997
* Zingiber laoticum Gagnep. , 1907
* Zingiber larsenii Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber latifolium Theilade & Mood , 1997
* Zingiber leptorrhizum D.Fang , 1982
* Zingiber leptostachyum Valeton , 1908
* Zingiber ligulatum Roxb. , 1810
* Zingiber lingyunense D.Fang , 1980
* Zingiber loerzingii Valeton , 1918
* Zingiber longibracteatum Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber longiglande D.Fang & D.H.Qin , 1996
* Zingiber longiligulatum S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber longipedunculatum Ridl. , 1908
* Zingiber longyanjiang Z.Y.Zhu , 1992
* Zingiber macradenium K.Schum. , 1899
* Zingiber macrocephalum (Zoll.) K.Schum. , 1899
* Zingiber macroglossum Valeton , 1918
* Zingiber macrorrhynchus K.Schum. , 1904
* Zingiber malaysianum C.K.Lim , 2002
* Zingiber marginatum Roxb. , 1810
* Zingiber martinii R.M.Sm. , 1988
* Zingiber matutumense Mood & Theilade , 2001
* Zingiber mekongense Gagnep. , 1907
* Zingiber menghaiense S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber molle Ridl. , 1909
* Zingiber monglaense S.J.Chen & Z.Y.Chen , 1988
* Zingiber monophyllum Gagnep. , 1903
* Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr. ,1831
* Zingiber multibracteatum Holttum , 1950
* Zingiber neesanum (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy ,1976
* Zingiber neglectum Valeton , 1904
* Zingiber negrosense Elmer , 1915
* Zingiber neotruncatum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland , 2000
* Zingiber newmanii Theilade & Mood , 1999
* Zingiber nigrimaculatum S.Q.Tong , 1989
* Zingiber nimmonii (J.Graham) Dalzell , 1852
* Zingiber niveum Mood & Theilade , 2002
* Zingiber nudicarpum D.Fang , 1982
* Zingiber odoriferum Blume , 1827
* Zingiber odoriferum var. borneense Valeton, (1918).
* Zingiber odoriferum var. odoriferum
* Zingiber officinale Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber oligophyllum K.Schum. , 1904
* Zingiber olivaceum Mood & Theilade , 2002
* Zingiber orbiculatum S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber ottensii Valeton , 1918
* Zingiber pachysiphon B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. , 1969
* Zingiber panduratum Roxb. , 1820
* Zingiber papuanum Valeton , 1918
* Zingiber pardocheilum Wall. ex Baker , 1892
* Zingiber parishii Hook.f. , 1873
* Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang , 1996
* Zingiber pellitum Gagnep. , 1906
* Zingiber pendulum Mood & Theilade , 1997
* Zingiber peninsulare Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber petiolatum (Holttum) Theilade , 1996
* Zingiber phillippsiae Mood & Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber pleiostachyum K.Schum. , 1904
* Zingiber porphyrosphaerum K.Schum. , 1904
* Zingiber pseudopungens R.M.Sm. , 1988
* Zingiber puberulum Ridl. , 1899
* Zingiber puberulum var. puberulum
* Zingiber pubisquama Ridl. , 1909
* Zingiber raja C.K.Lim & Kharuk. , 2003
* Zingiber recurvatum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia , 1987
* Zingiber roseum (Roxb.) Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber rubens Roxb. , 1810 ,
* Zingiber rufopilosum Gagnep. , 1903
* Zingiber simaoense Y.Y.Qian , 1998
* Zingiber smilesianum Craib , 1912
* Zingiber spectabile Griff. , 1851
* Zingiber squarrosum Roxb. , 1810
* Zingiber stenostachys K.Schum. , 1904
* Zingiber stipitatum S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber striolatum Diels , 1900
* Zingiber sulphureum Burkill ex Theilade , 1995
* Zingiber thorelii Gagnep. , 1907
* Zingiber tuanjuum Z.Y.Zhu , 1984
* Zingiber vanlithianum Koord. , 1918
* Zingiber velutinum Mood & Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber vinosum Mood & Theilade , 1997
* Zingiber viridiflavum Mood & Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber wandingense S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber wightianum Thwaites , 1861
* Zingiber wrayi Prain ex Ridl. , 1904
* Zingiber yingjiangense S.Q.Tong , 1987
* Zingiber yunnanense S.Q.Tong & X.Z.Liu , 1991
* Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. , 1806
* Zingiber zerumbet subsp. cochinense (Gagnep.) Triboun & K.Larsen , 2007
* Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet

## Espèces aux noms synonymes, obsolètes et leurs taxons de référence

Selon World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) (10 sept. 2011) :
* Liste des espèces aux noms synonymes, obsolètes et leurs taxons de référence
* Zingiber alliaceum K.Schum. , (1904)= Hornstedtia conica Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 32: 142 (1899).
* Zingiber amaricans Blume , (1827) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet, 1806
* Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan., (1862) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., (1831).
* Zingiber aquosum Blume, (1827) = Zingiber odoriferum var. odoriferum
* Zingiber aromaticum Valeton, 1918 = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet, 1806
* Zingiber aromaticum Noronha, 1790 = Zingiber officinale Roscoe , 1807.
* Zingiber blancoi Hassk., (1864) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet, 1806
* Zingiber borneense K.Schum. (1904) = Amomum borneense (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm., (1988 publ. 1989).
* Zingiber brevifolium K.Schum., (1899), nom. illeg.
* Zingiber capitatum var. elatum (Roxb.) Baker (1892).Zingiber elatum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 56 (1820).
* Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., (1810) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., (1831).
* Zingiber cassumunar var. palamauense Haines, (1924) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., (1831).
* Zingiber cassumunar var. subglabrum Thwaites, (1861) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., (1831).
* Zingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum., (1904) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe , 1807.
* Zingiber chryseum Ridl., (1908) = Zingiber puberulum var. puberulum
* Zingiber citrinum Ridl., (1899) = Zingiber griffithii Baker , 1892
* Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews, (1809) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., (1831).
* Zingiber cochinchinense Gagnep. , 1907 = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. cochinense (Gagnep.) Triboun & K.Larsen , 2007
* Zingiber compactum (Sol. ex Maton) Stokes, (1812) = Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton, (1811).
* Zingiber confine Miq., J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 94 (1861) = ?
* Zingiber corynostachyum (Wall.) Steud., (1841) = Amomum corynostachyum Wall., (1830).
* Zingiber darceyi H.J.Veitch, Cat. 1890: 13 (1890) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber didymoglossa K.Schum. , (1904) = Zingiber striolatum Diels , 1900
* Zingiber dubium Afzel., Rem. Guin. 2: 9 (1813) = Costus dubius (Afzel.) K.Schum. (1904).
* Zingiber echuanense Y.K.Yang, (1988) = Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber emeiense Z.Y.Zhu, (1984) = Zingiber striolatum Diels , 1900
* Zingiber ensal Gaertn., (1788) = Elettaria ensal (Gaertn.) Abeyw., (1959).
* Zingiber flavescens Link ex A.Dietr., (1831) = Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe , 1824
* Zingiber flavidum Ridl., (1910) = Zingiber leptostachyum Valeton , 1908
* Zingiber galanga (L.) Stokes, (1812) = Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., (1797).
* Zingiber gigantifolium Elmer, (1915) = Alpinia gigantifolia (Elmer) R.M.Sm., (1990).
* Zingiber globosum (Lour.) Stokes, (1812) = Alpinia globosa (Lour.) Horan., (1862).
* Zingiber gracile var. aurantiacum Holttum, (1950) = Zingiber aurantiacum (Holttum) Theilade , 1996
* Zingiber gracile var. elatior Ridl., (1899) = Zingiber elatior (Ridl.) Theilade , 1998
* Zingiber gracile var. petiolatum Holttum, (1950) = Zingiber petiolatum (Holttum) Theilade , 1996
* Zingiber gramineum var. validior K.Schum., (1904) = Zingiber gramineum Noronha ex Blume , 1827
* Zingiber griffithii var. citrinum (Ridl.) Holttum, (1950) = Zingiber griffithii Baker , 1892
* Zingiber griffithii var. major Ridl., (1899) = Zingiber puberulum var. puberulum
* Zingiber hupehense Pamp., (1910) = Zingiber striolatum Diels , 1900
* Zingiber insipidum Noronha, (1790) = Hornstedtia paludosa (Blume) K.Schum. (1904).
* Zingiber jucundum F.Muell., (1864) =  ?
* Zingiber koshunense Hayata ex C.T.Moo, (2000) = Zingiber kawagoii Hayata , 1921
* Zingiber littorale (Valeton) Valeton, (1918) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber longipedunculatum var. lambirense S.Sakai & Nagam., (2006) = Zingiber longipedunculatum Ridl. , 1908
* Zingiber luridum Salisb., (1812) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., (1831).
* Zingiber macrostachyum Dalzell, (1852) = Zingiber neesanum (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy ,1976
* Zingiber medium Stokes, (1812) = Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., (1797).
* Zingiber melegueta Gaertn., (1788), nom. illeg. = Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum. (1904).
* Zingiber mijooka Siebold, (1830), orth. var. = Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber minus Gaertn., (1788) = Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, (1811).
* Zingiber mioga var. variegatum Makino, (1929) = Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber missionis Wall. in J.D.Hooker, (1892) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber mythianum C.K.Lim, (2001) = Zingiber longibracteatum Theilade , 1999
* Zingiber nigrum Gaertn., (1788) = Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Burtt, (1977).
* Zingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M.Bailey, (1900) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber officinale f. macrorhizonum (Makino) M.Hiroe, (1971) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber officinale var. macrorhizonum Makino, (1933) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber officinale f. rubens (Makino) M.Hiroe, (1971) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber officinale var. rubens Makino, (1933) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber officinale var. rubrum Theilade, (1996 publ. 1998) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber officinale var. sichuanense (Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen) Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen, (1992) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber ovoideum Blume, (1827) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber pachystachys Valeton, (1918) = Zingiber odoriferum var. odoriferum
* Zingiber purpureum Roscoe , 1807 = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr. ,1831
* Zingiber purpureum var. palamauense (Haines) K.K.Khanna, (2001) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr. ,1831
* Zingiber railletii T.Durand, (1883) = ?
* Zingiber ramosum Noronha, (1790), nom. nud. = Hornstedtia pininga var. pininga
* Zingiber sichuanense Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen, (1987) = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).
* Zingiber sjooka Siebold, (1830) = Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe , 1807
* Zingiber spurium J.König (1783) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber squarrosum Wight, (1853), nom. illeg. = Zingiber wightianum Thwaites , 1861
* Zingiber sylvaticum Elmer, (1915) = Zingiber molle Ridl. , 1909
* Zingiber sylvestre Garsault, (1764), opus utique oppr. = Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. , 1806
* Zingiber sylvestre Gaertn., (1788) = Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., (1797).
* Zingiber sylvestre Stokes, (1812), nom. illeg. = Renealmia striata (Stokes) ined..
* Zingiber teres S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia, (1987) = Zingiber smilesianum Craib , 1912
* Zingiber tongtak K.Schum. (1904) = Zingiber odoriferum var. odoriferum
* Zingiber truncatum Stokes, (1812) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber truncatum S.Q.Tong, (1987), nom. illeg. = Zingiber neotruncatum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland , 2000
* Zingiber uncinatum Stokes, (1812), nom. illeg. = Renealmia jamaicensis (Gaertn.) Horan., (1862).
* Zingiber villosum (Lour.) Stokes, (1812). = Amomum villosum Lour., (1790).
* Zingiber villosum Theilade, (1999), nom. illeg. = Zingiber idae Triboun & K.Larsen , 2002
* Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud., (1841) = Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr. ,1831
* Zingiber xishuangbannaense S.Q.Tong, (1987) = Zingiber thorelii Gagnep. , 1907
* Zingiber zerumbet var. littoralis Valeton, (1907) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber zerumbet var. magnum Elmer, (1919) = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber zerumbet var. valenzuelae Oliveros & Cantoria, (1982), nom. inval. = Zingiber zerumbet subsp. zerumbet
* Zingiber zingiber (L.) H.Karst., (1880), nom. inval. = Zingiber officinale Roscoe, (1807).