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Zingiberales

Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowers)
Class: Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
Order: Zingiberales

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
• Heliconaceae
• Costaceae
• Cannaceae (e.g. canna)
• Marantaceae (e.g. arrowroot)

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