The
Zingiberales are an
order of
flowering plants. The order has been widely recognised, at least for the past few decades, and includes many familiar plants, such as
ginger,
cardamom,
turmeric,
galangal and
myoga in the
Zingiberaceae or ginger family,
bananas and
plantains in the
Musaceae or banana family,
arrowroot in the
Marantaceae or arrowroot family,
Ravenala,
Phenakospermum and
Bird of Paradise flower in the
Strelitziaceae family, along with various types of
heliconias in the
Heliconiaceae family.
