Alpinia galanga

Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw. Engl.: greater galangal, galanga, galangal, languas, laos root, Siamese ginger, spice ginger. Deu.: Grosser Galgant, Siamesische Ingwerlilie, Galgant, Siam-Ingwer. Suom.: galangajuuri. Sven.: stor galangarot, galangarot, laos, oäkta galanga, siamingefära. Pharm.: galanga major. Bot. syn.: Alpinia alba (Retz.) Roscoe, Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., Amomum galanga (L.) Lour., Hellenia alba (Retz.) Willd., Heritiera alba Retz., Languas galanga (L.) Stuntz, Maranta galanga L., Zingiber galanga (L.) Stokes.

Galangal.

Henriette's herbal blog: Woot, I found galangal roots!

Photo: Alpinia galanga 2.

Photo: Alpinia galanga 2. Fresh roots. This is local supermarket quality, and hot. Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2006-03-14.

Photo: Alpinia galanga 3.

Photo: Alpinia galanga 3. Fresh root. Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2006-03-14.

Violets.

Henriette's herbal blog: his year's resolve: get to know violets better.

Photo: Alpinia galanga 1.

Photo: Alpinia galanga 1. Flowering plant. Gardenia, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2001-08-14.

Photo: Alpinia galanga.

Photo: Alpinia galanga. Flower. Gardenia, Helsinki, Finland. Greenhouse. 2001-08-14.