Alpinia malaccensis (Rathkihiriya)
Alpinia platychilus x malaccensis
Botanical name: Alpinia malaccensis
Common name: Rathkihiriya
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: Indonesia
Alpinia malaccensis is cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes. It is a native of Indonesia and Malaysia. An oil is obtained from dried rhizome. The rhizomes are ginger-scented. Likes a slightly acid soil. Tubular flowers in droopy clusters. The flowers come mostly in summer.
Alpinia malaccensis is similar to Alpinia nutans
Similar plants: Alpinia malaccensis (Rathkihiriya)
- Alpinia argentea (Yellow Ginger Lily )
- Alpinia formosana x zerumbet 'Variegata' (Variegated ginger)
- Alpinia galanga (Galanga Root)
- Alpinia gigantifolia (Red Ginger Lily)
- Alpinia henryi ''Pink Perfection'' (Pink porcelain lily)
- Alpinia luteocarpa (Red Bamboo Ginger)
- Alpinia nutans (Shell ginger)
- Alpinia officinarum (Lesser Galangal)
- Alpinia purpurata (Red Ginger Lily)
- Alpinia rugosa (Evergreen Broadleaf Ginger)
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