Wild ginger

• Any of the Alpinia species, especially A. caerulea, a large tropical flowering plant
• Any of the Asarum species, especially A. caudatum, a groundcover with kidney- or heart-shaped leaves and a small maroon flower and ginger-scented roots
• Curcuma australasica, "Australian turmeric"
• Hedychium gardnerianum, Himalayan plant with fragrant yellow spiked flowers
• Siphonochilus aethiopicus, "African ginger," a rhizome with a showy purple flower with a yellow center
• Any of the numerous Zingiber species