Amomum Roxb.
First published in Pl. Coromandel 3: 75 (1820), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Queensland.
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cardamomum Rumph. ex Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685 (1891)
- Elettariopsis Baker in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 251 (1892)
- Geocallis Horan. in Prodr. Monogr. Scitam.: 33 (1862)
- Paramomum S.Q.Tong in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 7: 309 (1985)
- Torymenes Salisb. in Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 283 (1812), nom. nud.
- Zedoaria Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 53 (1838)
Accepted Species
- Amomum alborubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb.
- Amomum ampliflorum Y.H.Tan & H.B.Ding
- Amomum andamanicum V.P.Thomas, Dan & M.Sabu
- Amomum apiculatum K.Schum.
- Amomum aquaticum Raeusch.
- Amomum argyrophyllum Ridl.
- Amomum arunachalense Hareesh & M.Sabu
- Amomum bicornutum Ridl.
- Amomum bilabiatum S.Sakai & Nagam.
- Amomum billburttii Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum biphyllum (Saensouk & P.Saensouk) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum bungoensis Aimi Syaz. & Meekiong
- Amomum calcicola Lamxay & M.F.Newman
- Amomum carnosum V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu
- Amomum centrocephalum A.D.Poulsen
- Amomum cephalotes Ridl.
- Amomum chaunocephalum K.Schum.
- Amomum chayanianum (Yupparach) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum chevalieri Gagnep. ex Lamxay
- Amomum chong-eui (C.K.Lim) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum chryseum Lamxay & M.F.Newman
- Amomum cinnamomeum Škorničk., Luu & H.Ð.Trần
- Amomum corrugatum Škorničk., H.Ð.Trần & Luu
- Amomum curtisii (Baker) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum dampuianum V.P.Thomas, M.Sabu & Lalramngh.
- Amomum dealbatum Roxb.
- Amomum deuteramomum K.Schum.
- Amomum diphyllum (K.Schum.) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum dolichanthum D.Fang
- Amomum echinatum Willd.
- Amomum elan (C.K.Lim) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum erythranthum Y.H.Tan & H.B.Ding
- Amomum exertum (Scort.) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum flavorubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb.
- Amomum foetidum Boonma & Saensouk
- Amomum fragile S.Q.Tong
- Amomum fragrans Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum garoense S.Tripathi & V.Prakash
- Amomum glabrum S.Q.Tong
- Amomum globba J.F.Gmel.
- Amomum gymnopodum K.Schum.
- Amomum hainanense Y.S.Ye, J.P.Liao & P.Zou
- Amomum hochreutineri Valeton
- Amomum hypoleucum Thwaites
- Amomum johorense (C.K.Lim) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum kerbyi (R.M.Sm.) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum kingii Baker
- Amomum kwangsiense D.Fang & X.X.Chen
- Amomum lacteum Ridl.
- Amomum lagarophyllum Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum laoticum Gagnep.
- Amomum latiflorum (Ridl.) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum limianum (Picheans. & Yupparach) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum longipes Valeton
- Amomum longipetiolatum Merr.
- Amomum lutescens Luu & Škorničk.
- Amomum luzonense Elmer
- Amomum macrodons Scort.
- Amomum maximum Roxb.
- Amomum meghalayense V.P.Thomas, M.Sabu & Sanoj
- Amomum menglaense S.Q.Tong
- Amomum mengtzense H.T.Tsai & P.S.Chen
- Amomum miriflorum Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyen
- Amomum mizanianum (C.K.Lim) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum monophyllum Gagnep.
- Amomum nagamiense V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu
- Amomum nemorale (Thwaites) Trimen
- Amomum nimkeyense M.Sabu, Hareesh, Tatum & A.K.Das
- Amomum odontocarpum D.Fang
- Amomum odoratum Škorničk. & Aver.
- Amomum pauciflorum Baker
- Amomum pellitum Ridl.
- Amomum petaloideum (S.Q.Tong) T.L.Wu
- Amomum plicatum Lamxay & M.F.Newman
- Amomum poonsakianum (Picheans. & Yupparach) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum pratisthana J.Sarma, S.Dey, C.K.Salunkhe & Barbhuiya
- Amomum prionocarpum Lamxay & M.F.Newman
- Amomum procurrens Gagnep.
- Amomum pterocarpum Thwaites
- Amomum puberulum (Ridl.) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum purpureorubrum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
- Amomum putrescens D.Fang
- Amomum queenslandicum R.M.Sm.
- Amomum ranongense (Picheans. & Yupparach) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum raoi V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu
- Amomum repoeense Pierre ex Gagnep.
- Amomum riwatchii M.Sabu & Hareesh
- Amomum robertsonii Craib
- Amomum rugosum (Y.K.Kam) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum sabuanum V.P.Thomas, Nissar & U.Gupta
- Amomum schistocalyx Y.H.Tan & H.B.Ding
- Amomum schlechteri K.Schum.
- Amomum sericeum Roxb.
- Amomum siamense Craib
- Amomum slahmong (C.K.Lim) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum smithiae (Y.K.Kam) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum spathilabium Kaewsri
- Amomum stenocarpum Valeton
- Amomum stenosiphon K.Schum.
- Amomum subcapitatum Y.M.Xia
- Amomum subulatum Roxb.
- Amomum sumatranum (Valeton) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum tephrodelphys K.Schum.
- Amomum terminale Ridl.
- Amomum tibeticum (T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen) X.E.Ye, L.Bai & N.H.Xia
- Amomum trianthemum K.Schum.
- Amomum trichanthera Warb.
- Amomum trilobum Gagnep.
- Amomum unifolium Gagnep.
- Amomum velutinum X.E.Ye, Škorničk. & N.H.Xia
- Amomum wandokthong (Picheans. & Yupparach) Škorničk. & Hlavatá
- Amomum warburgianum K.Schum. & Lauterb.
- Amomum warburgii (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- Amomum xizangense L.Fu, Jian-P.Huang & Y.S.Ye
- Amomum yingjiangense S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2006 | Utteridge, T.M.A. [390], New Guinea | 29047.974 | No | ||
| Jul 1, 2000 | Utteridge, T.M.A. [372], New Guinea | 71255.000 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 1984 | Elmer, A.D.E. [20108], Sabah | K000255027 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Sands, M.J.S. [2333], New Guinea | 29047.818 | No | |||
| Sands, M.J.S. [2333], New Guinea | 29047.819 | No | |||
| Sands, M.J.S. [2093], New Guinea | 29047.820 | No | |||
| Thailand | 35125.000 | No | |||
| Reilly, J. [244], Malaysia | 49867.000 | No | |||
| Reilly, J. [219], Malaysia | 49871.000 | No | |||
| Reilly, J. [184], Malaysia | 49872.000 | No | |||
| Reilly, J. [126], Malaysia | Elettariopsis | 49877.000 | No | ||
| Willis, F. [15], Vietnam | Elettariopsis | 61321.000 | No | ||
| Willis, F. [15], Vietnam | Elettariopsis | 61322.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0