Greater Galangal
Alpinia galanga
Also known as Java Galangal, Siamese ginger
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About Greater Galangal
Alpinia galanga, a plant in the ginger family, bears a rhizome used largely as an herb in Unani medicine and as a spice in Southeast Asian cookery. It is one of four plants known as "galangal". Its common names include greater galangal, lengkuas, and blue ginger.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alpinia galanga
- Genus
- Alpinia
- Family
- ZINGIBERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Widely cultivated
- Distribution
- Cultivated throughout SE Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बड़ा कुलंजन Bara kulanjan
- Bengali
- সুগন্ধাবচ
- Tamil
- Akkulati, Anaivacampu, அரத்தை
- Telugu
- Dumparaashtrakamu, దుంపరాష్ట్రము
- Kannada
- Dhumarasmi, ರಾನ್ನ
- Malayalam
- Chitta-ratta, വലിയ അരത്ത
- Marathi
- कोळींजन Kolinjan, Kosht-kulinjan
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Greater Galangal belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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