greater galangal plant MANSFELD:3422 Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw. Alpinia galanga (also *Languas galanga*), a plant in the ginger family, is an herb used in cooking, especially in Indonesian and Thai cuisines. It is one of four plants known as galangal and is differentiated from the others with the common name greater galangal (or simply Thai galangal). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpinia_galanga] alpinia galanga galangal galangale java root kha (spice) languas laos (spice) thai ginger galangal plant requires discussion