plant genus - a genus of plants

family Zingiberaceae, ginger family, Zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales

Alpinia galanga, galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots

Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal - Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring

Alpinia purpurata, red ginger - an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands

Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes