#genus_Alpinia__Alpinia__genus_Zerumbet__genus_Languas perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
supertype: #plant_genus__plantgenu a genus of plants
member of: #family_Zingiberaceae
member: #galangal__Alpinia_galanga southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
member: #lesser_galangal__Alpinia_officinarum__Alpinia_officinalis Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
member: #red_ginger__redginger__Alpinia_purpurata an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
member: #shell_ginger__shellginger__shellflower__Alpinia_Zerumbet__Alpinia_speciosa__Languas_speciosa cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
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