Amomum
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| Amomum magnificum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Amomum Roxb. |
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Amomum is a genus of plant, including several types of Cardamom, especially Black Cardamom. Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.
Among ancient writers, the name amomum was ascribed to various odoriferous plants that cannot be positively identified today. The word derives from Latin amomum,[1] which is the latinisation of the Greek ἄμωμον (amomon), a kind of an Indian spice plant.[2]
[edit] Selected species
See List of Amomum species for a complete list.
- Amomum aculeatum
- Amomum aromaticum
- Amomum austrosinense
- Amomum costatum (black cardamom)
- Amomum dealbatum
- Amomum foetens
- Amomum gracile
- Amomum longiligulare
- Amomum longipes
- Amomum ovoideum
- Amomum magnificum
- Amomum odontocarpum
- Amomum subulatum (black cardamom)
- Amomum testaceum
- Amomum truncatum
- Amomum villosum
- Amomum xanthioides (black cardamom seed)
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