| alpinia | (n) perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes, Syn. genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas |
| caesalpinia | (n) small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana, Syn. genus Caesalpinia |
| caesalpiniaceae | (n) spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae, Syn. family Caesalpiniaceae |
| bird of paradise | (n) a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana, Syn. Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii, poinciana |
| bonduc | (n) tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries, Syn. Caesalpinia bonducella, Caesalpinia bonduc, bonduc tree |
| brazilian ironwood | (n) thornless tree yielding heavy wood, Syn. Caesalpinia ferrea |
| brazilwood | (n) tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry, Syn. peachwood, Caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, pernambuco wood |
| divi-divi | (n) small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin, Syn. Caesalpinia coriaria |
| galangal | (n) southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots, Syn. Alpinia galanga |
| lesser galangal | (n) Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring, Syn. Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum |
| mysore thorn | (n) spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers, Syn. Caesalpinia sepiaria, Caesalpinia decapetala |
| pride of barbados | (n) tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana, Syn. Poinciana pulcherrima, flamboyant tree, paradise flower, Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
| red ginger | (n) an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands, Syn. Alpinia purpurata |
| shellflower | (n) cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes, Syn. Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, shell ginger, shall-flower |