Malacca Ginger
Alpinia malaccensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & more
- Flowering
- January-October
How to identify Malacca Ginger
Identify Malacca Ginger by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Zingiberaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Malacca Ginger.
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
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Malacca Ginger itself; the rest are typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কুলঞ্জন
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടരത്ത, കല്യാണസൗഗന്ധികം
About Malacca Ginger
A member of the Zingiberaceae family, Malacca Ginger (Alpinia malaccensis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and 3 other states. It grows in along stream banks in Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to October.
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Malacca Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Zingiberaceae familySnap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Malacca Ginger or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.
Common plant problems
If you are starting from symptoms instead of a diagnosis, use the plant disease symptom checker to narrow the cause before treating.
All plant problem & care guides