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Zingiberales: Media

plant order

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common ginger
Common, true, or Canton ginger (Zingiber officinale).
Helen Cruickshank—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) in flower.
© NOPPHARAT236/Shutterstock.com
Unripe bananas
Cultivated plantain bananas (Musa species).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
arrowroot
Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea).
W.H. Hodge
bird-of-paradise flower
Bird-of-paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae).
Copyright C.K. Lorenz/Photo Researchers
Indian shot
Indian shot (Canna indica).
Joan E. Rahn
traveler's tree
Traveler's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis).
Talos
Abaca
Close-up of an abaca (Musa textilis) flower.
Phyzome
Cardamom plant
Shoots of the cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) plant can grow up to 6 meters...
W.H. Hodge