How to grow Greater Galangal

Alpinia galanga

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Greater Galangal Etymology

The genus name Alpinia was named for Prospero Alpino, a 16th century Italian botanist¹. The species name galanga is from an Arabic word khulendjan (khalangian), which is possibly from the Chinese liang-kiang (“mild ginger”)².

Other names for Greater Galangal

Blue ginger, Thai ginger, siamese ginger

Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.

Footnotes

¹ alpinia, on The Botanary at Dave’s Garden

² galanga, on The Botanary at Dave’s Garden