- Amomum
taxobox
name = "Amomum"
image_caption = "Amomum magnificum "
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Zingiberales
familia =Zingiberaceae
genus = "Amomum"
genus_authority = Roxb.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.|"Amomum" is a
genus ofplant , including several types ofCardamom --especially Black Cardamom--in the orderZingiberales . 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.
pecies
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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 "
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