Crossword clues for alpinia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alpinia \Alpinia\ n. 1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
Syn: genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas.
Wikipedia
Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species of the genus are known generally as ginger-lilies.
Usage examples of "alpinia".
So did one Alpinia officinarum, which may or may not differ from the other two.
Black cardamom has been variously classified as Zmgiber nigrum, Alpinia allughas, and, sometimes, Amomurn amarum.