Are All Ginger Rhizomes Edible?

Are All Ginger Rhizomes Edible? Are all ginger rhizomes edible? To answer the first question, No not all gingers are edible, and only one species out of over a thousand produces the rhizomes that are the tradition edible ginger (Zingiber officinale). Some people insist on trying anything and use various Hedychium spp and hybrids (Butterfly