Zingiberaceae

Amomum Roxb.

First published in Pl. Coromandel 3: 75 (1820), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Queensland.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Thomas, V.P. & Sabu, M. (2023). Genus Amomum Roxb. s.l. (Amomum Roxb. s.s., Meistera Giseke & Wurfbainia Giseke) (Zingiberaceae) in India: 1-259. Messrs Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Utteridge, T.M.A.; Triono, T.; Kasmin, O [390] K:SPC-29047.974 No
Nov 16, 2000 Hoare, A.; Sudai, U. [183] Malaysia K:SPC-70943.000 No
Nov 16, 2000 Hoare, A.; Labung, P. [226] Malaysia K:SPC-71316.000 No
Jul 1, 2000 Utteridge, T.M.A. [372] K:SPC-71255.000 No
Jun 1, 1984 Elmer, A.D.E. [20108] Malaysia K000255027 Type Yes
Nguyen, V.D.; Vu, X.P.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun. [L-V 336] Laos K001577283 Yes
Nguyen, V.D.; Vu, X.P.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun. [L-V 336] Laos K001577284 Yes
Reilly, J. [244] Malaysia K:SPC-49867.000 No
Malaysia K:SPC-27289.000 No
Reilly, J. [250] Malaysia K:SPC-49645.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [2333] K:SPC-29047.818 No
Reilly, J. [191] Malaysia K:SPC-49641.000 No
Coode, M.J.E.; et al. [7881] Brunei K:SPC-62885.000 No
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Townsend, C.C. [1190] Sri Lanka K000458013 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6557] Burma K001124192 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beccari, O. [386] Malaysia K000255036 Type Yes
Reilly, J. [219] Malaysia K:SPC-49656.000 No
Swinhoe, R. [S.n.] China K002940011 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2093] K:SPC-29047.820 No
Reilly, J. [179] Malaysia K:SPC-49128.000 No
Reilly, J. [184] Malaysia K:SPC-49872.000 No
Forman, L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [1004] Brunei K:SPC-64078.000 No
s.coll. [3021] Sri Lanka K000458100 Type Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2333] K:SPC-29047.819 No
Reilly, J. [8] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.572 No
Thwaites, G.H.K. [3021] Sri Lanka K000458099 Type Yes
Forman, L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [863] Brunei K:SPC-64006.000 No
Reilly, J.F. [86] Malaysia K:SPC-49564.000 No
Cowley, J. [70] Brunei K:SPC-64071.000 No
Liberia K:SPC-70000.526 No
Thailand K:SPC-35125.000 No
Reilly, J. [253] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.588 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6558] Burma K001124193 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reilly, J. [219] Malaysia K:SPC-49871.000 No
Willis, F.; Boyce, P.; Van Dzu, N. [15] Vietnam Elettariopsis K:SPC-61321.000 No
Reilly, J. [126] Malaysia Elettariopsis K:SPC-49877.000 No
Willis, F.; Boyce, P.; Van Dzu, N. [15] Vietnam Elettariopsis K:SPC-61322.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0