437 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons

► Subclass Zingiberidae

► Order Zingiberales

► Family Zingiberaceae - Ginger family

► Subfamily Alpinioideae

► Tribe Alpinieae

► Genus Alpinia Roxb. - Alpinia

Synonyms

Amomum galanga (L) Lour.

≡ Languas galanga (L.) Stuntz

Languas vulgare (L) Stuntz

≡ Maranta galanga (basinom) L.

Common names

Cardamon (English)

Chewing John (English)

False galangal (English)

Galanga (English)

Galanga major (English)

Galanga root (English)

Galangal (English)

Greater galanga (English)

Greater galangal (English)

Langkwas (English)

Languas (English)

Laos root (English)

Little John chew (English)

Siamese ginger (English)

Spice ginger (English)

Galanga de l'Inde (French)

Grand galanga (French)

 

Aflidžan (Bosnian)

Galanga (Bosnian)

Galgan (Bosnian)

Galgant (Bosnian)

Kalgan (Bosnian)

Sundska galanga (Bosnian)

Aflidžan (Croatian)

Galanga (Croatian)

Galgan (Croatian)

Galgant (Croatian)

Kalgan (Croatian)

Sundska galanga (Croatian)

Galgán obecný (Czech)

Galgán veliký (Czech)

Galgán větší (Czech)

Stor galanga (Danish)

Galigaan (Dutch)

Grote galanga (Dutch)

Lengoewas (Dutch)

Suur kalganirohi (Estonian)

Galgant (German)

Großer Galgant (German)

Siamesische Ingwerlilie (German)

Siam-Ingwer (German)

Galanga maggiore (Italian)

Gengibre do Laos (Portuguese)

Gengibre tailandés (Portuguese)

Альпиния галанга (Russian)

Кардамон настоящий (Russian)

Aflidžan (Serbian)

Galanga (Serbian)

Galgan (Serbian)

Galgant (Serbian)

Kalgan (Serbian)

Sundska galanga (Serbian)

Alpínia galangová (Slovak)

Alpínia liečivá (Slovak)

Galgán lekársky (Slovak)

Calanga (Spanish)

Garengal (Spanish)

 

Djus rishe (Persian)

Jouz rishe (Persian)

Xuz rishe (Persian)

 

Ilaichi (India)

Kulinjan (India (Bengali))

Kulinjan (India (Hindi))

Elaparni (India (Sanskrit))

Rasna (India (Sanskrit))

Arattai (India (Tamil))

Perarattai (India (Tamil))

 

Pa da go ji (Burmese)

Pa de gaw gyi (Burmese)

Lengkuas (Indonesia (Malay))

Romdeng (Khmer)

Kha ta deng (Laotian)

Lengkuas benar (Malay)

Lengkuas biasa (Malay)

Mengkanang (Malay)

Puar (Malay)

Langkuweh (Sumatra (Malay))

Lawas (Sumatra (Malay))

Kha (Thai)

Riềng ấm (Vietnamese)

Riềng nếp (Vietnamese)

 

Da gao liang jiang (Chinese)

Hong dou kou (Chinese)

Description

Small white tubular flower with a large prominent cream white lip heavily striped with maroon red; borne on short dense panicles. A tall rhizomatous perennial herb with leaves and stems that give off a fragrance when bruised.