Zingiber is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae.

It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, and Southeast Asia, especially Thailand.

[2][3][4][5] It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value.

Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers.

Other popular gingers used in cooking include cardamom and turmeric,[6] though neither of these examples is a "true ginger" – they belong to different genera in the family Zingiberaceae.