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Pink Ginger Lily
Jardín Botánico y Cultural, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Ginger family is a large family with 46 to 52 genera and more than a thousand species. Plants in this family are found in the tropics of Africa, Asia and the Americas.
An important distinguishing characteristic is the presence of essential oils in their tissues. Leaves usually do not have an odor, in contrast to other parts of the plant (the roots and fruits) which may be aromatic. The fruit is a capsule or a berry. In this family there are important ornamental species and species used for their fragrant oils in perfume and others used as spices in cooking (tumeric, ginger, cardamon).
Pink Ginger Lily
Jardín Botánico y Cultural, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Ginger family is a large family with 46 to 52 genera and more than a thousand species. Plants in this family are found in the tropics of Africa, Asia and the Americas.
An important distinguishing characteristic is the presence of essential oils in their tissues. Leaves usually do not have an odor, in contrast to other parts of the plant (the roots and fruits) which may be aromatic. The fruit is a capsule or a berry. In this family there are important ornamental species and species used for their fragrant oils in perfume and others used as spices in cooking (tumeric, ginger, cardamon).