Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Zingiber aromaticum Valeton
• Zingiber borneense K.Schum.     ->       Zingiber puberulum Ridl. var. borneense R.M. Sm.
• Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. -> Zingiber montanum (J. König) Link ex A. Dietr.
• Zingiber chryseum Ridl.    ->     Zingiber puberulum Ridl. var. chryseum K. Larsen
• Zingiber darceyi hort. -> Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 'Darceyi'
• Zingiber griffithii Baker
• Zingiber kerrii Craib
• Zingiber macradenium K. Schum.
• Zingiber malaysianum C. K. Lim
• Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe
• Zingiber montanum (J. König) Theilade   ->    Zingiber montanum (J. König) Link ex A. Dietr.    
  
• Zingiber montanum (J. König) Link ex A. Dietr.
• Zingiber nigrum Gaertn. -> Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt
• Zingiber officinale Rosc. A
• Zingiber ottensii Valeton
• Zingiber ovoideum Blume      ->     Zingiber puberulum Ridl. var. ovoideum Holtt.
• Zingiber petiolatum (Holttum) Theilade
• Zingiber puberulum Ridley
  
• Zingiber purpureum Roscoe -> Zingiber montanum (J. König) Link ex A. Dietr.     
• Zingiber spectabile Griff.
• Zingiber spurium Koen. in Retz. -> Amomum spurium (Koen. in Retz.) Gmel.
• Zingiber sylvaticum Elmer  ->  Zingiber molle Ridl.
• Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.
• Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 'Variegata' -> Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 'Darceyi'
• Zingiber zerumbet Ridley -> Zingiber aromaticum Valeton

SYNONYM(S) : Zingiber zerumbet Ridley, non L.

CHINESE :   香姜  Xiang jiang.

ENGLISH : Fragrant ginger.

MALAY :  Puyang (Indonesia), Lempuyang ,  Lempuyang wangi.

Data needed. Could this be Alpinia coriandriodora D. Fang ?

ENGLISH :  Red gingerwort.

MALAY :  Tepus huma, Tepus kechil, Tepus merah.

THAI  :  ขิง แดง  King daeng.

CHINESE :   襄 荷  Xiang he.

ENGLISH : Japanese ginger, Mioga ginger.

FRENCH : Gingembre mioga, Gingembre du Japon.

GERMAN : Japaningwer.

JAPANESE : Myouga (mioga, myoga), Myouga.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь миога  Imbir' mioga, Миога.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum montanum J. König, Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., Zingiber montanum (J. König) Theilade,  Zingiber purpureum Roscoe

ENGLISH : Thai ginger, Bengal ginger (as Z. purpureum), Cassumar ginger (as Z. purpureum), Cassumunar ginger (as Z. cassumumar).

FRENCH : Gingembre de Siam, Gingembre marron (as Z. cassumunar).

GERMAN : Blockzitwer (as Z. cassumunar).

HINDI : Banada.

NEPALESE : Van aduvaa (as Z. cassumunar).

SPANISH : Jengibre (Z. cassumunar).

THAI  :    ปูลอย Pu loi ,   ปูเลย Pu loei, ไพล  Phlai ,  มิ้นสะล่าง Min sa lang (Shan) ,  ว่านไฟ Wan fai (Central Thailand).

VIETNAMESE : Gùng tia.

Photograph of Z. purpureum by Timothy Chapman at Gingerwood Nursery, USA.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum angustifolium Salisb., Amomum zingiber L.

ARMENIAN :  Կոճապղպեղ  Gojabghbegh (Kočapġpeġ, Kochapghpegh).

ASSAMESE : Aadaa (Ada).

BENGALI : Aadaa (plant), Adrak (fresh root), Sont (dry root).

BOSNIAN :  Crni ingver, Đumbir, Gingibar, Ingver, Isiot, Isnot, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zinđefil.

BULGARIAN :  Джинджифил Dzhindzhifil (Džindžifil).

BURMESE : Gyin, Gyin sein ?

CHINESE : Jiang (Cantonese geung), Jiang (Cantonese geung), Lao jiang, Qing jiang, Zi jiang (Cantonese jee geung for fresh young root).

CROATIAN :  Cencer, Crni ingver, Đinđibar, Đumber, Đumbir, Gingibar, Inđiber, Ingver, Isiot, Isjet, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zenzer.

CZECH :  Dumbír, Zázvor, Zázvor kořen.

DANISH : Ingefaer.

DUTCH : Gember.

ENGLISH : Canton ginger, Culinary ginger, Ginger, Common ginger, Green ginger (fresh root), Stem ginger.

ESTONIAN : Harilik ingwer.

FINNISH : Inkivääri.

FRENCH : Gingembre, Gingembre commun, Gingembre officinal, Gingembre traditionnel.

GERMAN: Inbwer, Ingwer.

GREEK :  Τζίντζερ Tzintzer , Πιπερόριζα Piperoriza, Ζιγγίβερις Ziggiveris.

HEBREW :  זַנגבִיל   Zangvil.

HINDI : Adarak (plant), Adruka (fresh root), Sonth, Sindhi (dry root).

HUNGARIAN : Gyömbér .

ITALIAN : Zenzero, Zenzevero, Pepe zenzero.

JAPANESE : Jinjaa, Shouga, Shouga, Shouga.

KANNADA :  ಶುಂಠಿ Alla.

KHMER : Khnehey (Khnhei), Khnhei phlung .

KOREAN :   생강   Saeng gang.

LAOTIAN : Khing.

MADURESE : Jhai.

MALAY : Halia, Haliya, Haliya merah, Kunyit terus, Aliah (Indonesia), Jae (Java), Jahe (Indonesia), Jahya (Bali), Lahya (Bali).

MALAYALAM :  ഇഞ്ചി' Inchi,  ചുക്  Chuku

MARATHI :  आले  Aale (āle),  सुंठ   Sunth.

NEPALESE :   अदुवा  Aduvaa (Aduva), Agnimanth, सुठो  Sutho.

NORWEGIAN : Ingefær.

ORIYA :  ଅଦା  Ada.

PERSIAN : Jamveel,  زنجبیل   Zanjabil.

POLISH : Jembier.

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre, Ingever.

PUNJABI :   ਅਦਰਕ  Adrak,   ਸੂੰਡ  Sund.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь   Imbir',  Имбирь лекарственный  Imbir' lekarstvennyi .  

SERBIAN :   Činčibar, Crni ingver, Ђумбир Đumbir, Džumbir, Gingibar, Imbor, Ingver, Исиот Isiot, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zendžefil, Žumbir.

SINHALESE : Inguru.

SLOVAKIAN :  Ďumbier, Ďumbier lekársky, Zázvor.

SLOVENIAN :  Imber.

SUNDANESE : Jahe.

SPANISH : Anchoas (Mexico), Jengibre.

SWAHILI : Tangawizi.

SWEDISH : Ingefära, Ingefoera.

TAGALOG : Fute giya, Giya, Kasumba giya, Laya, Loya agarisen, Luya.

TAMIL :  இஞ்சி  Inji (Ingi, Ingee), Shukku.

TELUGU :  Allaama (Allam), అల్లము  Allamu (green ginger), అల్లపు చెట్టు Allamu chettu,  శొంటి  Sonthi (dry ginger).
THAI :   ขิง Khing ,  ขิง แดง  Khing daeng ,  ขิงแกลง  Khing klaeng ,    ขิง เผือก Khing phueak  (Chiang Mai) ,  สะ เอ Sa e (Karen). 

TURKISH :  Zentzephil, Zencefil, Zencebil.

UKRAINIAN :  Імбир садовий  Imbir sadovij.

URDU :   ادرک   Adrak, Adraka,   آدي  Adi.  

VIETNAMESE :   Cây gùng, Gừng, Sinh khương  (green ginger).

Photographs & description (English) at Gernot Katzer's Spice site (your browser window may need widening to view tables of names + photos without overlapping).

Photographs, description (Indonesian) & more vernacular names used throughout the Indonesian and surrounding islands.

THAI :  ไพลดำ  Plai dam.

RUSSIAN : Имбирь черешковый.

ENGLISH :   Dog's gingerwort.

ENGLISH :   Beehive ginger, Black gingerwort, Malaysian ginger.

MALAY :  Tepus halia, Tepus tanah, Tepus tundok.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь замечательный

SPANISH :  Micrófono.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum zerumbet L.

ARABIC : Zurunbah, Zurunbâd.

BENGALI :  Maha baribach.

CHINESE :   红球姜  Hong qiu jiang.

ENGLISH : Wild ginger, Broad-leaved ginger, Martinique ginger, Pinecone ginger (USA), Pine-cone ginger, Shampoo ginger (Hawaii), Zerumbet ginger.

FRENCH : Amome sauvage, Gingembre blanc, Gingembre fou, Zérumbet.

GERMAN : Wilder Ingwer, Zerumbet.

ITALIAN : Zenzero bianco, Zenzero salvatico.

JAPANESE :      ニガ ショウガ   Niga shouga.

MADURESE :  Lampojang.

MALAY :   Lempuyang (Java), Kathu inshi kua.

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre amargo.

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь зерумбет.

SPANISH : Jengibre, Jengibre amargo.

SUNDANESE :  Lampuyang.

TAGALOG :  Langkawas.

THAI :  แฮ วดำ  Haeo dam (Northern Thailand),  เฮีย วดำ   Hiao dam,    เฮีย วข่า   Hiao kha (Shan),   เฮีย วแดง  Hiao daeng,    กะแอน    Kaen,   กะทือ  Ka thue,   กะทือ ป่า Ka thue pa, กะ แวน Ka waen,  กระทือ  Kra thue (Gra theuu, Grà-teu),  เปล พ้อ  Ple pho (Karen), Wanfai (Don Daeng).

TURKISH : Yabani zencefil, Zurunbad, Zerunebat, Zernebat.

VIETNAMESE :   Gừng đại, Gừng gió, Ngải xanh, Rieng daï.

SYNONYM(S) : Zingiber darceyi hort., Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 'Variegata'

ENGLISH : Variegated pinecone ginger, Variegated-leaved zerumbet ginger.

FRENCH : Zérumbet à feuilles panachées.

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< http://culturesheet.org/zingiberaceae:zingiber >.

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Faculty of Pharmacy,  2004,  PHARM database (MedPlant Online), Medicinal Plant Information Center (MPIC), Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND. < http://medplant.mahidol.ac.th/index.asp >.

Katzer Gernot, 2001, Spices - Zingiber officinale. < http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl//Zing_off.html >.

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Middleditch Brian, 2000, Taxonomy Notes in Notes & Images on Ginger Genera - Zingiber by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. < http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Zingiber/Notes.html >.

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USDA, ARS, 2001, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl? Zingiber (09 November 2001).

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Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) :  Angela Drenovac.

Magnificient collection of photos by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. Each attractive thumbnail is linked to a larger size even more beautiful photo.  < http://www.gingersrus.com/zingiber.php >.
Many more ornamental species (names & photos) can be found on this site.

Katzer Gernot, 2001, Spices - Zingiber officinale. < http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_noframe.html?Zing_off.html > Among many other things an excellent photograph of the ingredient "fresh young root" referred to above.

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