Wild Ginger

Wild ginger may refer to any of a variety of plants, often with a similar appearance, odour or taste to cultivated ginger. Species involved include:

  • Any of the Alpinia species, especially A. caerulea.
  • Any of the Asarum species, especially A. caudatum
  • Curcuma australasica
  • Asiasarum sieboldi
  • Siphonochilus aethiopicus
  • Any of the numerous Zingiber species


Famous quotes containing the word wild:

    I once heard a woman laugh at that most tragic moment in all drama, the off-stage shot in “The Wild Duck,” and I afterward had her killed, so there will be no more of that out of her.
    Robert Benchley (1889–1945)