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Zingiberidae

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Zingiber spectabile

Zingiberidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass.[1] Circumscription of the subclass will vary with the taxonomic system being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Zingiberaceae.

Cronquist system

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The Cronquist system (1981) treats this as one of four subclasses in class Liliopsida (=monocotyledons). It consists of:

APG II system

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Cronquist, Arthur (1978-10-01). "The zingiberidae, a new subclass of liliopsida (Monocotyledons)". Brittonia. 30 (4): 505–505. doi:10.2307/2806360. ISSN 1938-436X.