Kaempferia galanga
Aromatic Ginger, Galanga
Other regional names: Resurrection Lily +1 more
- Resurrection Lily
- Sand Ginger
Also known as: Alpinia sessilis J.Koenig +8 more
- Alpinia sessilis J.Koenig
- Kaempferia galanga var. galanga
- Kaempferia galanga var. latifolia (Donn ex Hornem.) Donn
- Kaempferia humilis Salisb.
- Kaempferia latifolia Donn
- Kaempferia latifolia Donn ex Hornem.
- Kaempferia marginata Carey ex Roscoe
- Kaempferia plantaginifolia Salisb.
- Kaempferia procumbens Noronha
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Kaempferia galanga (commonly known as Aromatic Ginger or Galanga) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, India, Myanmar, 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)
China Southeast, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan