Alpinia galanga
A species in the Zingiberaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Zingiberales
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
- Species
- Alpinia galanga
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 2000
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alpinia galanga. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alpinia alba(Retz.) Roscoe
- Alpinia bifidaWarb.
- Alpinia carneaGriff.
- Alpinia galanga var. galanga
- Alpinia galanga var. pyramidata(Blume) K.Schum.
- Alpinia galanga var. zingiberina(Hook.f.) Baker
- Alpinia pyramidataBlume
- Alpinia rheedeiWight
- Alpinia viridifloraGriff.
- Alpinia zingiberinaHook.f.
- Amomum galanga(L.) Lour.
- Amomum mediumLour.
- Galanga majorGarsault
- Galanga officinalisSalisb.
- Heritiera albaRetz.
- Languas galanga(L.) Stuntz
- Languas pyramidata(Blume) Merr.
- Languas vulgareJ.Koenig
- Maranta galangaL.
- Zingiber galanga(L.) Stokes
- Zingiber medium(Lour.) Stokes
- Zingiber sylvestreGaertn.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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