http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...
galangal
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(also galingale)
Definition of galangal in English:
noun
[MASS NOUN]
An Asian plant of the ginger family, the aromatic rhizome of which is widely used in cookery and herbal medicine.
Genera Alpinia and Kaempferia, family Zingiberaceae
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Origin
Middle English galingale, via Old French from Arabic ḵalanjān, perhaps from Chinese gāoliángjiāng, from gāoliáng (the name of a district in Guangdong Province, China) + jiāng ‘ginger’.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/galang...
galangal
[guh-lang-guh l]
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noun
1. the aromatic, medicinal rhizome of certain eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Alpinia, of the ginger family.
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variant of galingale

http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZC...
A Survey of Galangal (Alpinia Roxb.) Resources of China

https://books.google.com/books?id=STTRCQAAQBA...
Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants, with Scientific Names Index: Volume II: Scientific Names Index
Elaine Nowick (Lulu.com, Oct 1, 2014), p. 22
Alpinia Roxb. – Alpinia […], Galangal […]

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ALPIN
Alpinia Roxb.
alpinia

http://www.cbif.gc.ca/acp/eng/itis/view?tsn=182548
Scientific Name: Alpinia
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Common Name(s): ginger-lily [English]
alpinia [English]

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_...
4. Alpinia Roxburgh, Asiatic Researches. 11: 350. 1810.
[conserved name]
Ginger-lily [for Italian botanist Prosper Alpinus (1553--1617)]

http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010782
!Alpinia Roxb.
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Common Names:
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• ginger-lily (English, United States)

http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/growguide-394.html
Growing Alpinia (Ginger Lily)

http://www.plantingflowerbulbs.com/shellflowe...
Commonly referred to as ginger lily, Alpinias grow from thick fleshy rhizomes, which are ginger scented.

https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Alpinia_...
Alpinia sp.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Ginger Lily

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/991/Alpinia/Det...
Alpinia
ginger lily

http://elarishtropicalexotics.com/online-plan...
Most come from SE Asia but some alpinias come from, India, the South Pacific and even Australia.

http://southeastgarden.com/alpinia.html
The Genus Alpinia
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Leaves are narrow compared to other hardy alpinias. […] It seems a little more drought tolerant than other alpinias, remaining shorter in drier conditions.

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http://www.upov.int/genie/de/details.jsp?id=286
Hauptsächlicher botanischer UPOV-Name: Alpinia Roxb.
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Deutsche landesübliche Namen: Alpinie

http://www.diegruenewelt.de/pflanze/alpinie-a...
Alpinie (Alpinia): Pflege & Vermehrung

https://books.google.com/books?id=dJ88AAAAcAA...
Physiographie der Medicinal-Pflanzen: nebst einem Clavis zur Bestimmung der Pflanzen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Nervation der Blätter
Constantin von Ettingshausen (Braumüller, 1862), S. 51
Alpinia Linn. Alpinie.

A genus of about 230 herbaceous species of flowering plants. Native to southeastern Asia & Pacific Islands.
Pictures / Bilder of various species of Alpinia

Andere deutsche Namen (nicht vorgeschlagen):
die Fieberwurzel
die Galanga
die Galangawurzel
der Galgant
die Galgantwurzel

Taxonomic citation:
• Alpinia Roxburgh, Asiatic Researches 11: 350. 1810.

Selected genera & species with English or German common names (not proposed):
• Alpinia caerulea (R. Br.) Benth. (1873) - Australian native ginger [New Guinea, e. Austral.]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia conchigera Griff. (1851) - lesser alpinia [e. India, s. China, se. Asia, w. Indonesia]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia globosa (Lour.) Horan. (1862) - round Chinese cardamom [s. China (Yunnan), Vietnam]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia javanica Blume (1827) - Javanese alpinia [Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia mutica Roxb. (1810) - narrow-leaved alpinia, orchid ginger, small shell-ginger [s. India, se. Asia, Indonesia]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. (1861) - sharp-leaved galangal [s. China, Vietnam]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia petiolata Baker (1892) - stalk-leaved alpinia [Malay. Pen.]
--- See pictures
• Alpinia vittata W. Bull (1873) - variegated ginger [Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is.]
--- See pictures

Other scientific synonyms (not proposed):
• Adelmeria Ridl. (1909)
• Albina Giseke (1792) nom. rej. against Alpinia Roxb. (1810) (nom. cons.)
• Allagas Raf. (1838)
• Alpinia L. (1753) nom. rej. against Alpinia Roxb. (1810) (nom. cons.)
• Buekia Giseke (1792) nom. rej. against Alpinia Roxb. (1810) (nom. cons.)
• Catimbium Juss. (1789) nom. nudum
• Cenolophon Blume (1827)
• Doxanthes Raf. (1838)
• Elmeria Ridl. (1909)
• Eriolopha Ridl. (1916)
• Galanga Noroña (1790) nom. nudum
• Guillainia Vieill. (1866)
• Hellenia Willd. (1797) not Retz. (1791)
• Hellwigia Warb. (1891)
• Heritiera Retz. (1791) not Aiton (1789)
• Kolowratia C. Presl (1827)
• Languas J. König ex Small (1913)
• Martensia Giseke (1792) nom. rej. against Martensia Hering (1841) (nom. cons.)
• Monocystis Lindl. (1836)
• Odontychium K. Schum. (1904)
• Strobidia Miq. (1861)
• Zerumbet J.C. Wendl. (1798) nom. rej. against Alpinia Roxb. (1810) (nom. cons.)

The name honors Prospero Alpini (1553–1617), Italian medical doctor & professor of botany at Padua, whose work laid the foundation for Linnaeus. (Originally so named by Charles Plumier in the 17th century.) See:
English Wikipedia article on Prospero Alpini
Deutsch Wikipedia-Artikel über Prospero Alpini

FYI
related LEO-entries:
aus dem Russisch-Wörterbuch:
Dictionary: [ru-de] Alpinia
• калга́н [бот.] м. нет мн.ч. = die Galanga wiss.: Alpinia
• калга́нный ко́рень [бот.] м. = die Galanga wiss.: Alpinia
• калга́н [бот.] м. нет мн.ч. = der Galgant wiss.: Alpinia
• калга́нный ко́рень [бот.] м. = der Galgant wiss.: Alpinia

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