Myoga
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{{for|the fictional character|Myōga}}
{{Taxobox
| name = Myoga
| image = Mioga.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Zingiber mioga''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
| familia = [[Zingiberaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Zingiber]]''
| species = '''''Z. mioga'''''
| binomial = ''Zingiber mioga''
| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb.]]) [[William Roscoe|Roscoe]]
}}
'''Myōga''' (茗荷) or '''myoga ginger''' (''Zingiber mioga'', [[Zingiberaceae]]) is an herbaceous, deciduous, [[Perennial plant|perennial]] native to [[Japan]] that is grown for its edible flower buds and flavorful shoots. Flower buds are finely shredded and used in [[Japanese cuisine]] as a garnish for [[miso]] soup, [[sunomono]] and dishes such as roasted eggplant.
A traditional crop in [[Japan]], myoga has been introduced to cultivation in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] for export to the Japanese market.
As a woodland plant myoga has specific shade requirements for its growth. It is frost-tolerant to 0F, -18C possibly colder.
While some constituents of myoga are [[Cytotoxicity|cytotoxic]], others have shown promise for potentially [[Carcinogen|anti-carcinogenic]] properties. [http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ars.2005.7.1621]
== External links ==
*More info and pics about myoga from the blog ''[http://scentofgreenbananas.blogspot.com/2005/02/myoga.html the scent of green bananas]''
{{wikispecies|Zingiber mioga|Myoga}}
{{vegetable-stub}}
[[Category:Inflorescence vegetables]]
[[Category:Japanese cuisine]]
[[Category:Stem vegetables]]
[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]
[[fr:Zingiber mioga]]
[[ja:ミョウガ]]
[[pl:Imbir japoński]]
[[zh:茗荷]]