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What is Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe in english?

Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe

Zingiber mioga, more commonly known as myoga or Japanese ginger, is a perennial herb of the ginger family native to East Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tender shoots, leaves, flowers, and rhizomes (undeground stems).

In English, Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe is known by Japanese wild ginger or Mioga ginger.

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