M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Alpinia names

MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Alpinia names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

Alpinia allughas (Retz.) Roscoe -> Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt
Alpinia aquatica (Koen.) Rosc.
Alpinia bambusifolia C. F. Liang & D. Fang.
Alpinia bracteata Roxb.
Alpinia breviligulata Gagnep.
Alpinia calcarata (Haw.) Rosc.
Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Rosc.
Alpinia chinensis Vidal -> Alpinia cumingii K. Schum.
Alpinia chinensis Franchet & Savat. -> Alpinia formosana K. Schum.
Alpinia coriandriodora D. Fang
Alpinia cumingii K. Schum.
Alpinia elatior Jack -> Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm.
Alpinia formosana K. Schum.
Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw. A
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.
Alpinia globosa (Lour.) Horan.
Alpinia graminifolia D. Fang & G.Y. Lo
Alpinia hainanensis K. Schum.
Alpinia henryi K. Schum.
Alpinia japonica (Thunb.) Miq.
Alpinia javanica Blume
Alpinia katsumadai Hayata
Alpinia magnifica Roscoe -> Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm.
Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.) Rosc.
Alpinia officinarum Hance
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum.
Alpinia sanderae hort. Sander ex Mast. -> Alpinia vittata W. Bull
Alpinia speciosa (J. C. Wendl.) K. Schum. -> Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm.
Alpinia suishaensis Hayata -> Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Rosc.
Alpinia vittata W. Bull
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm.
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm. 'Variegata'
Alpinia zingiberina Hook. f.

Alpinia aquatica (Koen.) Rosc.

CHINESE : Shui shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Aquatic galangal.

Alpinia bambusifolia C. F. Liang & D. Fang.

CHINESE : Zhu ye shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Bamboo leaf galanga, Bamboo-leaved galangal.

Alpinia bracteata Roxb.

VIETNAMESE : Riềng bẹ.

Alpinia breviligulata Gagnep.

VIETNAMESE : Riềng lưỡi ngắn, Riềng mép ngắn.

Alpinia calcarata Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia calcarata (Haworth) Roscoe, Languas calcarata (Roscoe) Merrill.

BOSNIAN : Kineska galanga.

CHINESE : 距花山姜 Ju hua shan jiang.

CROATIAN : Kineska galanga.

ENGLISH : Cardamon ginger, Snap ginger.

SERBIAN : Kineska galanga.

Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Rosc.

SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia suishaensis Hayata

CHINESE : Hua shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Chinese galangal.

VIETNAMESE : Riềng tàu.

Brian Middleditch says : "Alpinia chinensis: a problem. Alpinia chinensis Roscoe is now Alpinia suishaensis Hayata but there was also an Alpinia chinensis Vidal (now Alpinia cumingii Schumann) and an Alpinia chinensis Franchet & Savat. (now Alpinia formosana Schumann). I would be tempted to leave it as Alpinia chinensis for the benefit of the horticulturalists, listing Alpinia suishaensis as a modern synonym. "

Alpinia conchigera Griff.

MALAY : Lengkuas genting.

THAI : ข่าลิง Kha ling.

Alpinia coriandriodora D. Fang

CHINESE : Xiang jiang.

ENGLISH : Fragrant galangal.

Alpinia formosana K. Schum.

SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia kumatake Makino, Languas formosana xxxx

CHINESE : Mei shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Pinstripe ginger (USA), Taiwan galangal.

Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.

SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., Amomum galanga (L) Lour., Languas galanga (L.) Stuntz , Languas vulgare (L) Stuntz, Maranta galanga L.

ARABIC : خولنجان .

BENGALI : Kulinjan.

BOSNIAN : Aflidžan, Galanga, Galgan, Galgant, Kalgan, Sundska galanga.

BURMESE : Pa de gaw gyi, Pa da go ji .

CHINESE : Hong dou kou, Da gao liang jiang.

CROATIAN : Aflidžan, Galanga, Galgan, Galgant, Kalgan, Sundska galanga.

CZECH : Galgán obecný, Galgán veliký, Galgán větší.

DANISH : Stor galanga .

DUTCH : Grote galanga, Galigaan, Lengoewas .

ENGLISH : Galanga, Galanga major, Galangal, Greater galanga, Languas, Laos root, Siamese ginger, Spice ginger.

ESTONIAN : Suur kalganirohi.

FRENCH : Galanga de l'Inde, Grand galanga.

GERMAN : Galgant, Großer Galgant, Siam-Ingwer, Siamesische Ingwerlilie.

HINDI : Kulinjan.

HUNGARIAN : Galangagyökér.

ITALIAN : Galanga maggiore.

KHMER : Romdeng.

LAOTIAN : Kha ta deng.

MALAY : Lawas (Sumatra), Langkuweh (Sumatra), Lengkuas (Indonesia), Lengkuas benar, Lengkuas biasa, Mengkanang, Puar.

PERSIAN : جوز ریشه Xuz rishe (Djus rishe, Jouz rishe) .

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre do Laos, Gengibre tailandés.

RUSSIAN : Al'piniia galanga.

SERBIAN : Aflidžan, Galanga, Galgan, Galgant, Kalgan, Sundska galanga.

SLOVAKIAN : Alpínia galangová, Alpínia liečivá, Galgán lekársky.

SPANISH : Calanga, Garengal.

TAMIL : அரத்தை Arattai, Perarattai.

THAI : ข่า Kha.

VIETNAMESE : Riềng ấm, Riềng nếp.

Photographs & description (English) at Gernot Katzer's Spice site.

Alpinia globosa (Lour.) Horan.

SYNONYM(S) : Amomum globosum Lour.

CHINESE : Cui guo shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Chinese cardamom, Round Chinese cardamom.

KOREAN : 초두구.

VIETNAMESE : Mè tré, Sẹ.

Alpinia graminifolia D. Fang & G.Y. Lo

CHINESE : Xia ye shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Narrow-leaved galangal.

Alpinia hainanensis K. Schum.

CHINESE : Hai nan shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Hainan galangal.

Alpinia henryi K. Schum.

CHINESE : Xiao cao kou.

ENGLISH : Small galangal.

Alpinia japonica (Thunb.) Miq.

SYNONYM(S) : Globba japonica Thunb., Languas japonica (Thunb.) Sasaki

CHINESE : Shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Japanese galangal.

JAPANESE : Hana myouga .

Alpinia javanica Blume

THAI : ปุดหนู Put nu.

Alpinia katsumadai Hayata

CHINESE : Cao dou kou.

ENGLISH : Katsumadai galangal.

Alpinia kwangsiensis T.L. Wu & S.J. Chen

CHINESE : Chang bing shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Kwangsi galangal.

Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Rosc.

THAI : ข่าป่า Kha pa.

VIETNAMESE : Riềng Malacca.

Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt

SYNONYM(S) : Zingiber nigrum Gaertn. , Alpinia allughas (Retz.) Roscoe, Heritiera allughas Retz., Languas allughas (Retz.) Burkill

CHINESE : Hei guo shan jiang, Yi zhi (as Zingiber nigrum).

ENGLISH : Black-fruited galangal.

THAI : กะลา Kala (Central Thailand), ข่าน้ำ Kha nam, เร่ว Reo (Bangkok).

Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe

SYNONYM(S) : Globba nutans L.

ENGLISH : Dwarf cardamon.

According to Brian Middleditch this would be a synonym of Amomum compactum.

Alpinia officinarum Hance

SYNONYM(S) : Languas officinarum (Hance) Farw.

ARABIC : خولنجان صغير .

CHINESE : Gao liang jiang.

ENGLISH : Galangal, Chinese-ginger, Lesser galangal.

FRENCH : Galangal officinal, Petit galanga. <- these names need checking.

GERMAN : Galgant.

HEBREW : גלנגל .

ITALIAN : Galanga.

KOREAN : 갈렌갈 Gal len gal.

RUSSIAN : Al'piniia lekarstvennaia, Kalgan lekarstvennyi.

SPANISH : Galangal.

THAI : ข่าลิง Kha ling, ข่าเล็ก Kha lek, ข่าน้อย.

VIETNAMESE : Riềng, Riềng thuốc.

Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum.

SYNONYM(S) : Guillainia purpurata Vieill.

CHINESE : Hong guo shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Pink Cone Ginger, Red ginger, Red cone ginger.

The names " Jungle Queen" and " Ostrich Plume" probably refer to cultivars.

Alpinia siamense K. Schum.

THAI : ข่าบ้าน Kha ban (Central Thailand), ข่าหลวง Kha luang, ข่าใหญ่ Kha yai..

Alpinia vittata W. Bull

SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia sanderae hort. Sander ex Mast., nom. illeg.

ENGLISH : Variegated ginger, Striped narrow-leaf ginger.

FRENCH : Gingembre panaché à feuilles étroites.

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm.

SYNONYM(S) : Alpinia speciosa (J. C. Wendl.) K. Schum., Languas speciosa (J. C. Wendl.) Small, Zerumbet speciosum J. C. Wendl.

CHINESE : Da cao kou, xxx shan jiang.

ENGLISH : Light galangal, Pink porcelain lily (USA), Shell-flower (USA), Shell Ginger.

RUSSIAN : Al'piniia prekrasnaia.

THAI : ข่าคม Kha khom.

VIETNAMESE : Gừng ấm, Riềng ấm, Riềng đẹp, Sẹ nước.

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm. 'Variegata'

ENGLISH : Variegated Shell Ginger.

Photograph of magnificient foliage at Gingerwood Nursery, USA.

Alpinia zingiberina Hook. f.

BOSNIAN : Sijamska galanga, Tajlandska galanga.

CROATIAN : Sijamska galanga, Tajlandska galanga.

ENGLISH : Thai ginger.

SERBIAN : Sijamska galanga, Tajlandska galanga.

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert > (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Latin with authority names)

Katzer Gernot 2001, Spices , Alpinia galanga < http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Alpi_gal.html >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Middleditch Brian, 2000, Taxonomy Notes in Notes & Images for Alpinia by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé.

Middleditch Brian, 1999 - 2005, GingersRus Plant database. Compiled by Dave Skinner. < http://www.gingersrus.com/DataSheet.php?PID=3235 >.

Smitinand Tem, 2001, Thai Plant Names - Revised Edition by The Forest Herbarium - Royal Forest Department. Bangkok. Thailand.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?alpinia (09 November 2001).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Angela Drenovac.

RESOURCES
Complementary / Specific

Magnificient collection of photos by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé. Each attractive thumbnail is linked to a larger size even more beautiful photo.
< http://freepages.garden.rootsweb.com/~skinnerd/Gingers/Alpinia/index.html >. New site : < http://www.gingersrus.com/ >.

Gernot Katzer's Spices. < http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Alpi_gal.html >.
Gernot's site is probably the best researched site on spices to date. It has the other advantages of being bi-lingual ( English & German) and particularly user-friendly, no matter which browser visitors use.

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