Species from the Peruvian Jungle

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E nglish  Name: Ginger Plant
Scientific Name: Zingiber officinale Rosc

Spanish Name:  Gengibre

Size:  2to3 feet tall 

Life span: N/A 

Diet: Soil and water
 

Predators:  N/A 

Adaptations : Jungle, Carribean, Asia.
 

I nteresting Facts:  

1.Cultivated from India to Malaysia
2.Used to treat nausea 
3.Cures digestive problems 

4.Lowers blood presure
5.Good for the heart diseases 
6. Good for spices
7.It stand erect or in most cases with the leaves spreading out towards the ground at a near horizontal position.

 
 
Bibliography : 
"Ginger" http://www.wala.de/english/pflanze/archiv/ingwer.htm 12 Mar. 2003 <>

Names: Dre and Maite