Amomum aculeatum Roxb.

First published in Asiat. Res. 11: 344 (1810)
This name is a synonym of Meistera aculeata

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Thomas, V.P. & Sabu, M. (2023). Genus Amomum Roxb. s.l. (Amomum Roxb. s.s., Meistera Giseke & Wurfbainia Giseke) (Zingiberaceae) in India: 1-259. Messrs Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. [Cited as Meistera aculeata.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Droop, A.J. & Newman, M.F. (2014). A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Sumatra. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71: 193-258. [Cited as Amomum aculeatum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Amomum aculeatum.]
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49. [Cited as Amomum aculeatum.]
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500. [Cited as Amomum aculeatum.]
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404. [Cited as Amomum aculeatum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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