Although native to tropical areas, this plant goes dormant in winter and accordingly is not evergreen. Polynesians brought this plant to Hawaii in canoes many years ago. It has been transported over time to many tropical areas in the Pacific Ocean with subsequent naturalization. It is widely cultivated in the Asian tropics-Cambodia, India, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Pacific Islands including China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan) and Taiwan. The plant is native to tropical Indo-Malesian– India, Malaysia and Indonesia. Zingiber zerumbet, commonly known as pinecone ginger, shampoo ginger or wild ginger, is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial of Zingiber Mill genus and Zingiberaceae family.
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