Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Alpinia officinarum
Edible: Leaves, Roots, Spice, Rhizome, Vegetable
A herb. The false stem 1-1.5 m tall. The rhizome is elongated. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaf blade in narrow and 20-30 cm long by 1.2-2.5 cm wide. The flower stalk is erect and 6-10 cm long. The flowers are borne singly. They are white with a red veined lip. The fruit is a capsule which is red and round. It is about 1 cm across.
A tropical plant. It grows in S China. In XTBG Yunnan.
Common Names: Lesser galangal, Chinese ginger, Galangale, Gao liang jiang, San bai, Small galangal
Synonyms:
Languas officinarum (Hance) Farw.