| Amomum | |
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| Amomum subulatum (black cardamom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily: | Alpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Alpinieae |
| Genus: | Amomum Roxb. |
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Amomum is a genus of plants containing about 111 species native to China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland. It includes several species of cardamom. Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.
Among ancient writers, the name amomum was ascribed to various odoriferous plants that cannot be positively identified today. The word derives from Latin amomum, which is the latinisation of the Greek ἄμωμον (amomon), a kind of an Indian spice plant. Edmund Roberts noted on his 1834 trip to China that amomum was used as a spice to "season sweet dishes" in culinary practice.
Selected species
See list of Amomum species for a complete list.
The following have further information:
- Amomum exertum
- Amomum smithiae
- Amomum subulatum (black cardamom) - type species
Formerly placed here
- Amomum compactum – now Wurfbainia compacta
- Amomum costatum – now Hornstedtia costata
- Amomum dallachyi – now Meistera dallachyi
- Amomum elegans – now Wurfbainia elegans
- Amomum ensal – now Elettaria cardamomum
- Amomum epiphyticum – now Epiamomum epiphyticum
- Amomum filiforme – now Hedychium coronarium
- Amomum melegueta – now Aframomum melegueta
- Amomum mioga – now Zingiber mioga
- Amomum ovoideum – now Wurfbainia uliginosa
- Amomum pulchellum – now Cyphostigma pulchellum
- Amomum repens – now Renealmia alpinia
- Amomum robustum – now Wurfbainia uliginosa
- Amomum tsao-ko – now Lanxangia tsaoko
- Amomum uliginosum – now Wurfbainia uliginosa
- Amomum uncinatum – now Elettaria cardamomum
- Amomum villosum – now Wurfbainia villosa
- Amomum zambesiacum – now Aframomum zambesiacum
References
- ^ "Amomum Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- Flora of China v 24 p 347, 豆蔻属 dou kou shu, Amomum Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 3: 75. 1820.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Lamxay, V. & Newman, M.F. (2012). A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69: 99-206.
- amomum, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, on Perseus Digital Library
- ἄμωμον, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Library
- Roberts, Edmund (1837). Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 138.
- "Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum costatum (Roxb.) Benth. ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum dallachyi F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum elegans Ridl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum ensal Raeusch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum epiphyticum R.M.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum filiforme W.Hunter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum melegueta Roscoe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum mioga Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum ovoideum Pierre ex Gagnep". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum pulchellum Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum repens Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum robustum K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum uliginosum J.Koenig". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum uncinatum Stokes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum villosum Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Amomum zambesiacum Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
Media related to Amomum at Wikimedia Commons
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