Alpinia galanga
Greater Galanga, Greater Galangal
Other regional names: Languas
- Languas
Also known as: Alpinia bifida Warb. +18 more
- Alpinia bifida Warb.
- Alpinia carnea Griff.
- Alpinia galanga subsp. pyramidata (Blume) K.Schum.
- Alpinia galanga var. galanga
- Alpinia galanga var. pyramidata (Blume) K.Schum.
- Alpinia pyramidata Blume
- Alpinia rheedei Wight
- Alpinia viridiflora Griff.
- Amomum galanga (L.) Lour.
- Amomum medium Lour.
- Galanga major Garsault
- Galanga officinalis Salisb.
- Hellenia alba (Retz.) Willd.
- Heritiera alba Retz.
- Languas galanga (L.) Stuntz
- Languas pyramidata (Blume) Merr.
- Languas vulgare J.Koenig
- Maranta galanga L.
- Zingiber galanga (L.) Stokes
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Alpinia galanga (commonly known as Greater Galanga or Greater Galangal) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan