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Sharp Leaf Galangal

Alpinia oxyphylla

Sharp Leaf Galangal
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
S. China to Vietnam.
Climate
subtropical

About

Alpinia oxyphylla, the sharp-leaf galangal, is a species of ginger native to East Asia. It was first described by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel.

Other Alpinia plants

Alpinia aquatica · Snow ginger · Alpinia beamanii · Wild ginger · Alpinia conchigera · Alpinia elegans · Greater galangal · Round Chinese Cardamom · Slender ginger · Alpinia javanica · Alpinia malaccensis · Narrow-leaf ginger

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alpinia oxyphylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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