Zingiberaceae
Amomum

Amomum apiculatum K.Schum.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 315 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sumatera. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sumatera

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Droop, A.J. & Newman, M.F. (2014). A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Sumatra. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71: 193-258.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Droop, A.J. & Newman, M.F. (2014). A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Sumatra. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71: 193-258.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Beccari, O. [513] Indonesia K000255055 Type Yes
Beccari, O. [513] Indonesia K000255054 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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