Zingiberidae


Zingiberidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass will vary with the taxonomic system being used ; the only requirement being that it includes the family Zingiberaceae.

Cronquist system

The Cronquist system treats this as one of four subclasses in class Liliopsida. It consists of:
The APG II system does not use formal botanical names above the rank of order. The plants involved here are assigned to order Zingiberales and Poales, both monocots.