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Alpinia galanga
galangal
Other common names
Siamese gingerSynonyms
Alpinia zingiberinaBuy this plant
Botanical details
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Genus
Alpinia
- Genus description
Alpinia are evergreen, clump-forming perennials with ginger-scented rhizomes. Strong, slender, reed-like stems to 3m high support lance-shaped leaves and sprays of flowers with showy, colourful bracts
- Name status
Correct
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