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Alpinia galanga
Also called Siamese Ginger, Greater Galanga, Languas, Galanga
In Singapore: Lengkuas, Galangal, Greater Galangal, Siamese Ginger, Lam Kew, 高良姜, 大高良姜, 红豆寇 (Grown in Singapore)
Greater galangal is a rhizomatous evergreen perennial in the ginger family, grown mainly for its pungent, citrusy rhizome used as a spice and herb. It thrives in warm, humid, frost-free conditions with rich, moist soil and partial shade.
Alpinia galanga, a plant in the ginger family, bears a rhizome used largely as an herb in Unani medicine and as a spice in Southeast Asian cookery. It is one of four plants known as "galangal". Its common names include greater galangal, lengkuas, and blue ginger.
The rhizome is a common ingredient in Thai curries and soups such as tom kha kai, where it is used fresh in chunks or cut into thin slices, mashed and mixed into curry paste.
Wild ginger · Alpinia malaccensis · Black Fruited Galanga · Lesser galangal · Red ginger · Shellplant · Ginger Lilies
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alpinia galanga by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
