Genus of flowering plants
Amomum is a genus of plants containing about 111 species native to China , the Indian subcontinent , Southeast Asia , New Guinea , and Queensland .[ 1] [ 2] It includes several species of cardamom . Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.[ 3] [ 4]
Among ancient writers, the name amomum was ascribed to various odoriferous plants that cannot be positively identified today. The word derives from Latin amomum ,[ 5] which is the latinisation of the Greek ἄμωμον (amomon ), a kind of an Indian spice plant.[ 6] Edmund Roberts noted on his 1834 trip to China that amomum was used as a spice to "season sweet dishes" in culinary practice.[ 7]
Selected species
See list of Amomum species for a complete list.
The following have further information:
References
^ a b "Amomum Roxb" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ Flora of China v 24 p 347, 豆蔻属 dou kou shu, Amomum Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 3: 75. 1820.
^ 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.
^ amomum ,
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary , on Perseus Digital Library
^ ἄμωμον , Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon , on Perseus Digital Library
^ Roberts, Edmund (1837). Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat . New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 138.
^ "Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum costatum (Roxb.) Benth. ex Baker" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum dallachyi F.Muell" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum elegans Ridl" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum ensal Raeusch" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum epiphyticum R.M.Sm" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum filiforme W.Hunter" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum melegueta Roscoe" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum mioga Thunb" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum ovoideum Pierre ex Gagnep" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum pulchellum Thwaites" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum repens Lam" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum robustum K.Schum" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum uliginosum J.Koenig" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum uncinatum Stokes" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum villosum Lour" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ "Amomum zambesiacum Baker" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
External links
Media related to Amomum at Wikimedia Commons