Zingiberaceae
Red ginger
Alpinia purpurata
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
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Common names
By language (19)
- arz
- البينيا بوربوراتا
- Azerbaijani
- Bənövşəyi alpiniya
- Bangla
- আদা ফুল
- Bulgarian
- Лилава алпиния
- Burmese
- တောင်နံရိုး
- Chinese
- 紅花月桃, 红花月桃, 红花山姜
- English
- Red ginger
- French
- Gingembre d'ornement rouge
- Indonesian
- Lengkuas merah
- Japanese
- レッドジンジャー
- Malay
- Halia bara
- Malayalam
- റെഡ് ജിഞ്ചർ, Red Ginger, റഡ് ജിഞ്ചർ
- Persian
- زنجبیل قرمز
- Russian
- Альпиния пурпурная
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈႁဵဝ်းလႅင်
- Thai
- ขิงแดง
- Tongan
- Tēvunga, Amomum cevuga, Etlingera cevuga
- ty
- ’ōpuhi ’ute’ute
- Vietnamese
- Riềng tía, Riềng đỏ
Synonyms
- Alpinia grandis K.Schum.
- Alpinia purpurata var. albobracteata K.Schum.
- Alpinia purpurata var. anomala Gagnep.
- Alpinia purpurata var. grandis (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- Guillainia novoebudica F.Muell.
- Guillainia purpurata Vieill.
- Languas purpurata (Vieill.) Kaneh.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 304 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoard, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aidan Fern, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sindhu Haridas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Mitchell, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.