genus alpinia

1. Perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes (synset 112377185)
   is a type of: plant genus - a genus of plants
   member holonym:

   • alpinia galanga, galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
   • alpinia officinalis, alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal - Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
   • alpinia purpurata, red ginger - an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
   • alpinia speciosa, alpinia zerumbet, languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
   belongs to: family zingiberaceae, ginger family, zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
   same as: alpinia, genus languas, genus zerumbet

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