About Malacca Ginger
Alpinia malaccensis is a plant in the family Zingiberaceae cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes. It is a native of Indonesia and Malaysia. An oil is obtained from its leaves and rhizomes. It has many medicinal properties.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alpinia malaccensis
- Genus
- Alpinia
- Family
- ZINGIBERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along stream banks in Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Malesia, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- কুলঞ্জন
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടരത്ത, കല്യാണസൗഗന്ധികം
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Malacca Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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