Biology:Lanxangia tsaoko

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Short description: Species of plant

Lanxangia tsaoko
Lanxangia tsao-ko imported from iNaturalist photo 111001922 on 29 January 2024.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Lanxangia
Species:
L. tsaoko
Binomial name
Lanxangia tsaoko
(Crevost & Lemarié) M. F. Newman & Škorničk.
Synonyms[2]
  • Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié
  • Amomum hongtsaoko C. F. Liang & D. Fang.

Lanxangia tsaoko, formerly Amomum tsao-ko, and also known as black cardamom, is a ginger-like plant known in English by the transliterated Chinese name (Chinese: 草果; pinyin: cǎoguǒ; Jyutping: cou2 gwo2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-kó). It grows at high altitudes in Yunnan,[2] as well as the northern highlands of Vietnam.[3] Both wild and cultivated plants are used medicinally and also in cooking.[2] The dried fruit of the plant has a pungent, gingery taste.[4]

References

See also

Wikidata ☰ Q4747507 entry