Zingiberales
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Cannaceae |
The Zingiberales are an order of monocots, including familiar plants like bananas and ginger. They are also called the Cannales. There are eight different families:
- Zingiberaceae (e.g. ginger, cardamom, turmeric, myoga)
- Musaceae (e.g. banana)
- Strelitziaceae
- Lowiaceae
- Heliconiaceae
- Costaceae
- Cannaceae
- Marantaceae (e.g. arrowroot)