Zingiberaceae
Alpinia oxyphylla
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 益智, 益智仁, 益智子
- Japanese
- ヤクチ
- lzh
- 益智子
- Swedish
- Spetsbladig galangarot
- Vietnamese
- Riềng lá nhọn
Synonyms
- Amomum amarum F.P.Sm.
- Languas oxyphylla (Miq.) Merr.
Photos
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Гурьева Светлана, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Alpinia oxyphylla: 益智 Alpinia oxyphylla [香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/%E7%9B%8A%E6%99%BA_Alpinia_oxyphylla_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289240152570%29.jpg/1280px-%E7%9B%8A%E6%99%BA_Alpinia_oxyphylla_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289240152570%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.