1. (Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring)
lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinalis
synonim: alpinia lekarska
synonim: gałgant wielki
synonim: galangal mniejszy

2. (southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots)
galangal, Alpinia galanga: : synonim: alpinia galgant
synonim: dziki kardamon
synonim: galangal większy