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Amomum

The genus Amomum is in the family Zingiberaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Amomum

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Amomum acre Valeton Accepted H WCSP
Amomum aculeatum Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum acuminatum Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Amomum alborubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum angustipetalum S.Sakai & Nagam. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum anomalum R.W.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum apiculatum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum aquaticum Raeusch. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum argyrophyllum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum aromaticum Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum austrosinense D.Fang Accepted H WCSP
Amomum benthamianum Trimen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum bicorniculatum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum bicornutum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum biflorum Jack Accepted H WCSP
Amomum bilabiatum S.Sakai & Nagam. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum blumeanum Valeton Accepted H WCSP
Amomum borealiborneense I.M.Turner Accepted H WCSP
Amomum borneense (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum botryoideum Cowley Accepted H WCSP
Amomum brachychilus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum brachypodanthum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum bulusanense Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum burttii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum calophrys K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum calyptratum S.Sakai & Nagam. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Amomum capsiciforme S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP
Amomum centrocephalum A.D.Poulsen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum cephalotes Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum cerasinum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum chaunocephalum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum chinense W.Y.Chun Accepted H WCSP
Amomum citrinum (Ridl.) Holttum Accepted H WCSP
Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton Accepted H WCSP
Amomum conoideum (Ridl.) Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum coriaceum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum coriandriodorum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP
Amomum corynostachyum Wall. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum cylindraceum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum dallachyi F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum deorianum D.P.Dam & N.Dam Accepted H WCSP
Amomum deuteramomum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum dictyocoleum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum dimorphum M.F.Newman Accepted H WCSP
Amomum dolichanthum D.Fang Accepted H WCSP
Amomum durum S.Sakai & Nagam. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum echinatum Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum echinocarpum Alston Accepted H WCSP
Amomum elegans Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum elephantorum Pierre ex Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum epiphyticum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum flavidulum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum flavoalbum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum flavorubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum fragile S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP
Amomum fulviceps Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Amomum gagnepainii T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland Accepted H WCSP
Amomum garoense S.Tripathi & V.Prakash Accepted H WCSP
Amomum ghaticum K.G.Bhat Accepted H WCSP
Amomum glabrum S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP
Amomum globba J.F.Gmel. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum gracile Blume Accepted H WCSP
Amomum gramineum Wall. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP
Amomum graminifolium Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Amomum gymnopodum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum gyrolophos R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum hansenii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum hastilabium Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum hedyosmum I.M.Turner Accepted H WCSP
Amomum hirticalyx K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum hochreutineri Valeton Accepted H WCSP
Amomum holmesii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum hypoleucum Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Amomum irosinense (Elmer) Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum jainii S.Tripathi & V.Prakash Accepted H WCSP
Amomum jingxiense D.Fang & D.H.Qin Accepted H WCSP
Amomum kinabaluense R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum kingii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Amomum koenigii J.F.Gmel. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum kwangsiense D.Fang & X.X.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum lacteum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum lambirense R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum laoticum Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum lappaceum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum laxisquamosum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum lepicarpum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum ligulatum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum linearifolium Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum loheri K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu Accepted H WCSP
Amomum longipedunculatum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum longipetiolatum Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum lophophorum (Ridl.) Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum luteum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum luzonense Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum macrodons Scort. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum macroglossa K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum masticatorium Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Amomum maximum Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum menglaense S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP
Amomum mengtzense H.T.Tsai & P.S.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum micranthum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum microcarpum C.F.Liang & D.Fang Accepted H WCSP
Amomum microcheilum (Ridl.) Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum mindanaense Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum molle Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum muricarpum Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum muricatum Bedd. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum nemorale (Thwaites) Trimen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum neoaurantiacum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland Accepted H WCSP
Amomum ochreum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum odontocarpum D.Fang Accepted H WCSP
Amomum oliganthum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum ovoideum Pierre ex Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum padangense K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum palawanense Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum paratsaoko S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pauciflorum Baker Accepted H WCSP
Amomum paucifolium R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pausodipsus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pellitum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum petaloideum (S.Q.Tong) T.L.Wu Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pierreanum Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum propinquum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pterocarpum Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pubescens (Ridl.) Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pubimarginatum Elmer Accepted H WCSP
Amomum pungens R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum purpureorubrum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP
Amomum putrescens D.Fang Accepted H WCSP
Amomum quadratolaminare S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP
Amomum queenslandicum R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum repoeense Pierre ex Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum rivale Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum robertsonii Craib Accepted H WCSP
Amomum roseisquamosum Nagam. & S.Sakai Accepted H WCSP
Amomum sarasinorum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum scarlatinum H.T.Tsai & P.S.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum sceletescens R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum schlechteri K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum sericeum Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum siamense Craib Accepted H WCSP
Amomum somniculosum S.Sakai & Nagam. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum spiceum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum squarrosum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum staminidivum Gobilik, A.L.Lamb & A.D.Poulsen Accepted H WCSP
Amomum stenocarpum Valeton Accepted H WCSP
Amomum stenophyllum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum subcapitatum Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP
Amomum subulatum Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum sumatrense Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum tephrodelphys K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum terminale Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum testaceum Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum thysanochililum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP
Amomum tomrey Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum trachycarpum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum trianthemum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum trichanthera Warb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum trichostachyum Alston Accepted H WCSP
Amomum truncatum Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié Accepted H WCSP
Amomum tuberculatum D.Fang Accepted H WCSP
Amomum uliginosum J.König Accepted H WCSP
Amomum utriculosum (Ridl.) Holttum Accepted H WCSP
Amomum vermanum S.Tripathi & V.Prakash Accepted H WCSP
Amomum verrucosum S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP
Amomum vespertilio Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum vestitum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum villosum Lour. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum warburgianum K.Schum. & Lauterb. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum warburgii (K.Schum.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Amomum xanthophlebium Baker Accepted H WCSP
Amomum yingjiangense S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP
Amomum yunnanense S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 409 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Amomum. Of these 176 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 10 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Amomum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 409 species names for the genus Amomum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 176 43.0%
◕ Synonym 218 53.3%
◕ Unplaced 10 2.4%
◕ Unassessed 5 1.2%

All names

The status of the 419 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Amomum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 178 42.5%
◕ Synonym 226 53.9%
◕ Unplaced 10 2.4%
◕ Unassessed 5 1.2%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 409 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Amomum, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 176 207 0 0 383 93.6%
Medium confidence 0 9 0 0 9 2.2%
Low confidence 0 2 10 5 17 4.2%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Amomum, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 9 0 5 0 14 3.4%
WCSP 176 209 10 0 0 395 96.6%