Biology:Amomum
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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.[1][2] It includes several species of cardamom. Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.[3][4]
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
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[8]
- Amomum costatum – now Hornstedtia costata[9]
- Amomum dallachyi – now Meistera dallachyi[10]
- Amomum elegans – now Wurfbainia elegans[11]
- Amomum ensal – now Elettaria cardamomum[12]
- Amomum epiphyticum – now Epiamomum epiphyticum[13]
- Amomum filiforme – now Hedychium coronarium[14]
- Amomum melegueta – now Aframomum melegueta[15]
- Amomum mioga – now Zingiber mioga[16]
- Amomum ovoideum – now Wurfbainia uliginosa[17]
- Amomum pulchellum – now Cyphostigma pulchellum[18]
- Amomum repens – now Renealmia alpinia[19]
- Amomum robustum – now Wurfbainia uliginosa[20]
- Amomum tsao-ko – now Lanxangia tsaoko[21]
- Amomum uliginosum – now Wurfbainia uliginosa[22]
- Amomum uncinatum – now Elettaria cardamomum[23]
- Amomum villosum – now Wurfbainia villosa[24]
- Amomum zambesiacum – now Aframomum zambesiacum[25]
References
- ↑ "Amomum Roxb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327296-2.
- ↑ 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. http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7317/view/1/138/.
- ↑ "Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795489-1.
- ↑ "Amomum costatum (Roxb.) Benth. ex Baker". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77164295-1.
- ↑ "Amomum dallachyi F.Muell.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795496-1.
- ↑ "Amomum elegans Ridl.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795506-1.
- ↑ "Amomum ensal Raeusch.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795509-1.
- ↑ "Amomum epiphyticum R.M.Sm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:936724-1.
- ↑ "Amomum filiforme W.Hunter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:872108-1.
- ↑ "Amomum melegueta Roscoe". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795591-1.
- ↑ "Amomum mioga Thunb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927256-1.
- ↑ "Amomum ovoideum Pierre ex Gagnep.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:872142-1.
- ↑ "Amomum pulchellum Thwaites". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795628-1.
- ↑ "Amomum repens Lam.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77235742-1.
- ↑ "Amomum robustum K.Schum.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795637-1.
- ↑ "Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:872172-1.
- ↑ "Amomum uliginosum J.Koenig". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795684-1.
- ↑ "Amomum uncinatum Stokes". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795685-1.
- ↑ "Amomum villosum Lour.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795689-1.
- ↑ "Amomum zambesiacum Baker". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795699-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q133225 entry
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