436 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons

► Subclass Zingiberidae

► Order Zingiberales

► Family Zingiberaceae - Ginger family

► Subfamily Alpinioideae

► Tribe Alpinieae

► Genus Alpinia Roxb. - Alpinia

Synonyms

(=) Alpinia speciosa (J. C. Wendl.) K. Schum.

(=) Languas speciosa (J. C. Wendl.) Small

(=) Zerumbet speciosum J. C. Wendl.

Common names

Ginger, shell (English)

Light galangal (English)

Pink porcelain lily (English)

Shell ginger (English)

Shellplant (English)

 

Альпиния зерумбет (Russian)

Альпиния прекрасная (Russian)

 

Kha khom (Thai)

Gừng ấm (Vietnamese)

Riềng ấm (Vietnamese)

Riềng đẹp (Vietnamese)

Sẹ nước (Vietnamese)

 

Da cao kou (Chinese)

 

Pink porcelain lily (USA (English))

Shellflower (USA (English))

Description

Small fragrant waxy white tubular flower tipped with light red, with a prominent yellow lip streaked and spotted with red; borne in nodding racemes. A tall rhizomatous perennial herb with leafy canes.