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June 2022

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Amomum Roxb.

This genus name was first published in Pl. Coromandel 3: 75. 1820.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001644.

Synonyms of Amomum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Elettariopsis Baker Fl. Brit. India 251; Lectotypified in: Gard. Bull. Singapore 13:215. (1950) by Holttum, R.E. — wfo-4000013186
Cardamomum Kuntze – — wfo-4000049057

Species in Amomum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Amomum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Amomum afzelii Hook.f. – — wfo-0001146271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Amomum cardamomum J.Koenig – — wfo-0001426594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Amomum clusii Hook.f. Bot. Mag. t. 5250 wfo-0001146240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Amomum humile Rich. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 46. 1890 [1 Jan 1890] wfo-0001417092
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Amomum parviflorum C.Presl Reliq. haenk. 112 — wfo-0000339167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Amomum tomrey Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53:145. (1906); Lectotypified in: Edinburgh J. Bot. 69:182. (2012) by Lamxay, V. & Newman, M.F. — wfo-0000339278