Amomum is a genus of plants containing about 111 species native to China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland.[1][2] It includes several species of cardamom. Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.[3][4]

Amomum
Amomum subulatum (black cardamom)
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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.
Species

See list of Amomum species

Synonyms[1]
  • Acinax Raf.
  • Cardamomum Rumph. ex Kuntze
  • Elettariopsis Baker
  • Geocallis Horan.
  • Paramomum S.Q.Tong
  • Torymenes Salisb.

Among ancient writers, the name amomum was ascribed to various odoriferous plants that cannot be positively identified today. The word derives from Latin amomum,[5] which is the latinisation of the Greek ἄμωμον (amomon), a kind of an Indian spice plant.[6] Edmund Roberts noted on his 1834 trip to China that amomum was used as a spice to "season sweet dishes" in culinary practice.[7]

Selected species

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See list of Amomum species for a complete list.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Amomum Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ Flora of China v 24 p 347, 豆蔻属 dou kou shu, Amomum Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 3: 75. 1820.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  4. ^ Lamxay, V. & Newman, M.F. (2012). A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69: 99-206.
  5. ^ amomum, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, on Perseus Digital Library
  6. ^ ἄμωμον, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Library
  7. ^ Roberts, Edmund (1837). Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 138.
  8. ^ "Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Amomum costatum (Roxb.) Benth. ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Amomum dallachyi F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Amomum elegans Ridl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Amomum ensal Raeusch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Amomum epiphyticum R.M.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Amomum filiforme W.Hunter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Amomum melegueta Roscoe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Amomum mioga Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Amomum ovoideum Pierre ex Gagnep". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Amomum pulchellum Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Amomum repens Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Amomum robustum K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Amomum uliginosum J.Koenig". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Amomum uncinatum Stokes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Amomum villosum Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Amomum zambesiacum Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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