Zingiberaceae
Alpinia malaccensis
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- خولنجان ملقة
- Bangla
- কুলঞ্জন
- Chinese
- 毛瓣山姜, 毛瓣山薑, 草豆蔻
- Indonesian
- Lengkuas melaka, Bangle laki-laki, Bangle melaka, Laja gowah
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടരത്ത, കല്യാണസൗഗന്ധികം
- Sundanese
- Laja goah
- Thai
- ข่าป่า
- Vietnamese
- Riềng Malacca
Synonyms
- Buekia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Raeusch.
- Catimbium malaccense (Burm.f.) Holttum
- Costus malaccensis Koenig
- Languas malaccensis (Burm.f.) Merr.
- Maranta malaccensis Burm.f.
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Wild gingerAlpinia caeruleaZingiberaceae
- Alpinia oxyphyllaZingiberaceae
- Alpinia vittataZingiberaceae
- Alpinia nigraZingiberaceae
- Alpinia intermediaZingiberaceae
- Alpinia japonicaZingiberaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.