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| � �� The Zingiberales order is made up of eight families of mostly tropical plants that are commonly grown as ornamentals.� Many also have culinary and medicinal uses.� Specific characteristics which distinguish the Zingiberales from other plants include large leaves with parallel venation and often long petioles, and inflorescences composed of colorful bracts.� The following families make up the Zingiberales order: �Cannaceae (cannas) - With one genus (Canna) and about 50 species. �Costaceae (costus) - Includes four genera and over 150 species with about 20 species, Dimerocostus (two species) and Monocostus (one species). �Heliconiaceae (heliconias) - With one genus (Heliconia) and between 200 and 250 species. �Lowiaceae (orchidantha) - With one genus (Orchidantha) and five to eight species. �Marantaceae (prayer plants) - Includes 30 genera and between 450 and 500 species. �Musaceae (bananas) - Made up of three genera, Musa (35 species), Ensete (seven species) and Musella (one species). �Strelitziaceae (birds of paradise) - Includes three genera, Strelitzia (three species), Ravenala (one species) and Phenakospermum (one species). �Zingiberaceae (gingers) - The largest family of the order Zingiberales, with with approximately 50 genera and over 1,000 species.� � � |
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