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Alpinia officinarum, also called true galangal, is a plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family. True galangal is native to Hainan Island and is also cultivated in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia.

Alpinia officinarum is a perennial plant of herbaceous form, reaching growth heights of 1.50 m. The plant forms slender and horizontally growing rhizomes that act as survival organs. Its stem leaves have no stems and are 20 to 30 cm long and between 1 and 2.5 cm wide.
It forms racemose inflorescences that are white in color with reddish lines. The flowering period is between the months of April and September, and the fruit from May to November.

Alpinia officinarum is the parent plant of thegalangal rootstock(Galangae rhizoma).