Zingiberidae

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Subclass of flowering plants

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::summary Subclass of flowering plants ::

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Zingiberidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. 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.

TOC

Cronquist system

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

subclass Zingiberidae
: order Zingiberales
: order Bromeliales

APG II system

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

Cronquist, Arthur. (1978-10-01). "The zingiberidae, a new subclass of liliopsida (Monocotyledons)". Brittonia.

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