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ἄμωμον (''amomon''), a kind of an Indian spice plant.ἄμωμον
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Selected species

''See List of ''Amomum'' species for a complete list.'' The following have further information: *''

Amomum exertum ''Amomum exertum'' is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Benedetto ScortechiniJ.D.Hooker, 1892 ''In: Fl. Brit. India 6: 251'' and renamed by Skornick. & Hlavatá. References External links * Alpini ...

'' *'' Amomum smithiae'' *''

Amomum subulatum ''Amomum subulatum'', also known as Black cardamom, hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged cardamom, big cardamon, or brown cardamom, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae ...

'' (black cardamom) - type species

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The following species are now placed in other genera: *''

Amomum compactum ''Alpinia nutans'', the shellflower, or dwarf cardamom, is a Southeast Asian plant of the ginger family ( Zingiberaceae), and is a medicinal plant used to control hypertension, as diuretic, antifungal, and antiulcer. In Japan it is used as food ...

'' is '' Alpinia nutans'' *''

Amomum costatum ''Hornstedtia costata'' is a ginger-like plant (member of the family Zingiberaceae) native to Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh. Previously this species has been placed in the genera '' Alpinia'' and '' Amomum''.costata Zingibera ...

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Hornstedtia costata ''Hornstedtia costata'' is a ginger-like plant (member of the family Zingiberaceae) native to Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh. Previously this species has been placed in the genera '' Alpinia'' and '' Amomum''.costata Zingibera ...

'' (Roxb.) K.Schum. *''

Amomum dallachyi ''Amomum dallachyi'', commonly known as green ginger, is a plant in the ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bar ...

'' is a synonym of ''

Meistera ''Meistera'' is an Asian genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae. Species have been recorded from Tropical & Subtropical Asia to northern Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online d ...

dallachyi'' (F.Muell.) Skornick. & M.F.Newman *''

Amomum epiphyticum ''Epiamomum epiphyticum''Hugo de Boer, Mark Newman, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, A. Jane Droop, Tomáš Fér, Lê Thị Thu Hiền, Kristýna Hlavatá, Vichith Lamxay, James E. Richardson, Karin Steffen & Jana Leong-Škorničková, 2018Convergent morpho ...

'' R.M.Sm. is a synonym of ''

Epiamomum ''Epiamomum'' is a genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae and tribe Alpinieae; all records to date are from Borneo island. Before 2018, some species were placed in the genus '' Amomum''.Hugo de Boer, Mark Newman, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, A. ...

epiphyticum'' (R.M.Sm.) A.D.Poulsen & Skornick. *''

Amomum filiforme ''Hedychium coronarium'', the white garland-lily or white ginger lily, is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to the forest understorey of Asia. Other common names include butterfly lily, fragrant garland flow ...

'' is '' Hedychium coronarium'' *''

Amomum pulchellum ''Cyphostigma'' is a genus of plants. It contains only one accepted species, ''Cyphostigma pulchellum'', endemic to Sri Lanka.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. References

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Cyphostigma ''Cyphostigma'' is a genus of plants. It contains only one accepted species, ''Cyphostigma pulchellum'', endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை ...

'' (monotypic) *'' Amomum tsao-ko'' is '' Lanxangia tsaoko'' * '' Elettaria cardamomum'' (L.) Maton is: ''

Amomum ensal ''Elettaria cardamomum'', commonly known as green or true cardamom, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cul ...

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Amomum repens ''Elettaria cardamomum'', commonly known as green or true cardamom, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is c ...

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Amomum uncinatum ''Elettaria cardamomum'', commonly known as green or true cardamom, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is c ...

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Amomum mioga Myoga, myoga ginger or Japanese ginger () is the species ''Zingiber mioga'' in the family Zingiberaceae. It is a deciduous herbaceous perennial native to Japan, China, and the southern part of Korea.Cole TCH, Nürnberger "Zingiber mioga and it ...

'' is '' Zingiber mioga'' *''

Amomum melegueta ''Aframomum melegueta'' is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, and closely related to cardamom. Its seeds are used as a spice (ground or whole); it imparts a pungent, black-pepper-like flavor with hints of citrus. It is commo ...

'' is '' Aframomum melegueta'' *''

Amomum zambesiacum ''Aframomum zambesiacum'' is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Its common name is nangawo. It is native to Kimalila, part of the southern highlands in Tanzania. ''A. zambesiacum'' grows in upland and secondary forests, often near ...

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Aframomum zambesiacum ''Aframomum zambesiacum'' is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Its common name is nangawo. It is native to Kimalila, part of the southern highlands in Tanzania. ''A. zambesiacum'' grows in upland and secondary forests, often near ...

'' Now be placed in the reconstituted genus '' Wurfbainia'': *''

Amomum elegans ''Wurfbainia elegans'' is a species of plants in the Zingiberaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Habitat and ecology The species is abundant in the secondary forest of Camp 7 Experimental Forest Station, Minglanilla, Cebu. The fo ...

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Wurfbainia uliginosa ''Wurfbainia uliginosa'' is the type species of the recently reconstituted plant genus ''Wurfbainia''de Boer H, Newman, M, Poulsen AD, Droop AJ, Fér T, Hiên LTT, Hlavatá K, Lamxay V, Richardson JF, Steffen K, Leong-Škorničková J (2018) Conv ...

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Amomum uliginosum ''Wurfbainia uliginosa'' is the type species of the recently reconstituted plant genus ''Wurfbainia''de Boer H, Newman, M, Poulsen AD, Droop AJ, Fér T, Hiên LTT, Hlavatá K, Lamxay V, Richardson JF, Steffen K, Leong-Škorničková J (2018) Conv ...

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Amomum robustum ''Wurfbainia uliginosa'' is the type species of the recently reconstituted plant genus ''Wurfbainia''de Boer H, Newman, M, Poulsen AD, Droop AJ, Fér T, Hiên LTT, Hlavatá K, Lamxay V, Richardson JF, Steffen K, Leong-Škorničková J (2018) Con ...

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Amomum ovoideum ''Amomum ovoideum'' is a widespread shade-demanding rhizomatous herb of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) native to Southeast Asia. The plant bears fruits up to long, covered by slender, soft, red spines. When dried, the fruit produces cardamo ...

'' *'' Amomum villosum''

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q133225 Zingiberaceae genera

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