Zingiber officinale (L.) Roscoe Zingiber officinale (L.) Roscoe in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 348. 1807 sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008=Amomum zingiber L., Sp. pl. 1. 1753 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008