BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - AFRAMOMUM Schumann in Engl., Pflanzenr. 20[IV.46]:201 (1904). Aframomum is a large African genus.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum albiflorum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum albiflorum Lock:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum angustifolium
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: LISTING AT:
National Botanic Garden of Belgium (from Zimbabwe )
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) Schumann:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA
National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Belgium
Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Wertheim Plant Conservatory, Florida International Univ., Miami, Florida, USA
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum arundelliana
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: LISTING AT:
National Botanic Garden of Belgium (from Australia)
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum arundelliana: I have no record of this species, but there is an Aframomum arundiaceum
Schumann
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Belgium
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum aulacocarpus
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum aulacocarpos Pellegr. ex Koech.:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum cordifolium
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Listed on Dutch Herbaria Database
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum daniellii
COMMON NAME: Kameroon cardamom
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: cameroon, bastard cardamom
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum daniellii Schumann: Typo. (I have not seen this species referred to as bastard cardamom,
but it has been named Kameroon cardamom. In Cameroon
it is known as Achoh.)
EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES, Australia - offers this species, common name cameroon or bastard cardamom
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum flavum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Listed on Dutch Herbaria Database
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum korarima
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum korarima (Pereira) Engl.:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum letestuanum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum letestuanum Gagnepain:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum mala
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum mala (Schumann) Schumann: [explanation: Schumann named it Amomum mala in 1894, then
reclassified it as an Aframomum in 1904]
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Univ. of Connecticut Botanical Garden, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum melegueta
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Amomum melegueta
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
SEE Amomum melegueta
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum melegueta Schumann: Typo. Formerly Amomum melegueta Roscoe (which is different from
Amomum melegueta Giseke - an illegitimate name for Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) Schumann).Amomum meleguetta: now known as Aframomum
meleguetta Schumann, the "grains of paradise" that are available in health-food stores. Your other synonyms are correct, and the seeds are
also known as alligator pepper. The spice that was known to Chaucer (1366) as Greyn de Parys is Aframomum melegueta. The small black seeds
are available in the larger health food stores in Houston as "grains of paradise." I have never been able to persuade them to germinate, but
I enjoy grinding them onto fried or scrambled eggs.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum pruinosum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum pruinosum Gagnepain:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum sceptrum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Jardin Botanique de l'Universit‚ du B‚nin, Lom‚, Togo (Africa)
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum singulariflorum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Listed on Dutch Herbaria Database
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum subsericeum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum subsericeum (Oliver & Hanb.) Schumann:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Aframomum zambesiacum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Aframomum zambesiacum (Baker) Schumann:
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH -
AMOMUM Roxb. Pl. Corom. 3: 75, t. 227 (1815) & Fl. Ind. 1:37 (1820)-non L. (1753)
Alexis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. 1:284 (1812).
Bojeria Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4:50 (1836).
Cardamomum Rumph., Hist. Amboin. 5:152, t. 65, fig. 1 (1745-47).
Conamomum Ridley, J. Str. Br. Roy. Asiat. Soc. 32:121 (1899)
Diracodes Blume, Enum. Pl. Jav. 1:55 (1827).
Donacodes Blume, Enum. Pl. Jav. 1:54 (1827).
Geocallis Horan., Progr. Monogr. Scit. 33 (1862).
Greenwaya Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 206 (1792).
Marogna Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. 1:283 (1812).
Meistera Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 205 (1792).
Paludana Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 207 (1792).
Stenochasma Griff., Notul. 3:431 (1851).
Torymenes Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. 1:283 (1812).
Wurfbaenia Steud., Nom. ed. 2 2:789 (1841).
Wurfbainia Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 206 (1792).
Zedoaria Rafin., Fl. Tellur. 4:53 (1836).
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. About 150 species in tropical Asia and Australia, 39 in China
(29 endemic).
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CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum aculeatum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum aculeatum is used by Andaman Islanders to tranquilize the especially ferocious giant rock bees, so that their
honey can be harvested safely.
GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum angustipetalum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum angustipetalum: I have no record of this species, although there is an Amomum angustifolium
Hanbury (which is now Aframomum daniellii Schumann), an Amomum angustifolium Salisb. (which is now the common ginger), and an Amomum
angustifolium Sonn. (which is now Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) Schumann).
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum anomalum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. anomalum R.M.Sm. Herb; on ground ú GEO: shale ú ALT: 120-130 m TEM: Amo, Sg. Temburong,
Coode 6633 ú Borneo: Sarawak
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum apiculatum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. aff. apiculatum K.Schum. Herb ú VEG: Lower Montane Forest ú GEO: Meligan formation ú ALT:
850 m TEM: Amo, Bt. Retak, Sands 5354 ú Amomum apiculatum is known from Sumatra
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum aromaticum
COMMON NAME: Aleicha
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Oriya
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: http://www.mssrf.org.sg/webfris/fris1015.html - A shrub occasionally seen in hilly areas in small populations
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum aromaticum Roxb.: OK
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum austrosinense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum borneense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. borneense (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.
Epiphytic ú VEG: LMDF ú ALT: 20-30 m TUT: Rambai, Sg. Tutong, Coode 6334 ú Borneo: Sarawak
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum capsiciforme
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum cerasinum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. cerasinum Ridl.Herb; on ground ú VEG: HDF ú HAB: gentle slope, ridge; near running fresh
water ú ALT: 350 m
TEM: Amo, Sg. Temburong Machang, Wong 1985; Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang), Simpson 2480 ú Borneo: Sarawak
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum chinense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum compactum
COMMON NAME: round cardamom
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Alpinia nutans, Dwarf Cardamon, Amomum kepulaga
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: 2-3 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7
LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Le Jardin Ombragé - This plant was purchased locally and identified only as "cardamom". It is about 12-18 inches tall and has the
same fragrance to the leaves as A. nutans. I have divided it and made a mass planting in light shade to test its usefulness as a ground
cover. Foliage did not freeze back until temperatures dropped to the mid twenties. I have kept it outside over winter.
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH -
A species named Amomum compactum has been known for eons. Bontius
misidentified it as Cardamomum minus in 1658, and it was first described formally (as Amomum compactum) by William Maton in 1811. Its common
name is round cardamom. However, the taxonomic status of the various cardamoms was in a constant state of flux during the 18th and 19th
centuries - and the literature on these species is still somewhat murky. The cardamom in your pantry is definitely Elettaria cardamomum.
Amomum compactum [Sol ex] Maton: This is neither Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe nor Alpinia nutans Schumann (which is now Alpinia oceanica
Burkill). Commonly known as Javan cardamom.
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
AARON'S AMARYLLIS & CANNA FARM, P.O. Box 800, Sumner, Ga. 31789, 1-800-913-9347,
http://www.aaronscanna-amaryllis.com/Nursery/gingerlily.html - very dwarf ginger, growing rarely more than 1ft. Very fine aromatic leaves in
the landscape or as a potted plant. Cold hardy to 0*F.
SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - lists as syn. for Alpinia nutans.
PLANTATION GARDENS - Has aromatic stems and leaves. Crush them
and the fragrance of ginger permeates the air. Does not flower in South Georgia. Grows 2-3 feet tall and is very bushy and dense. Great for
mass plantings. Attempts to be evergreen, but frost will burn the foliage. From Java. PICTURE OF FOLIAGE.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, California, USA
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA
Wertheim Plant Conservatory, Florida International Univ., Miami, Florida, USA
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum coriandriodorum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum dealbatum
COMMON NAME: Keokanda
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Kamara
FLOWERS: white/red?
HEIGHT: 4-5 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: shade
NOTES: http://www.mssrf.org.sg/webfris/fris1016.html#top - Large herb. Flower colour white. Flowers in April / June. Fruits in July / September.
Abundantly found in damp shady forests.
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum dealbatum Roxb.: OK
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON - (West Bengal, INDIA, Wholesale only) offers this species. (stout red rhizomes with large leaves on 4 to 5
ft stem. Cold tolerant. Short inflorescence with densely flowered head. Whole flowering inflorescence makes aromatic chutney. Large aromatic
seed capsule) IMAGE COURTESY OF GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON
IMAGES: Click here for first image THUMBNAIL
or FULL SIZE CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum dolichanthum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum epiphyticum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Giant herb ú VEG: Kerangas Forest with Agathis ú GEO: sandy soil ú ALT: 20-10 m BEL: Seria,
Badas F.R., Coode 7651 ú Borneo: Sarawak
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum flavoalbum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Herb ú VEG: Degraded Peatswamp Forest, LMDF ú HAB: gentle slope ú GEO: Setap Shales; clay soil
ú ALT: sea
level-500 m TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 280. TUT: Forman 1004 ú Amomum flavoalbum is known from Borneo: Sarawak
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum fragile
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum gagnepainii
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. thyrsoideum
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum glabrum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum glabrum Lour. ex Baillon (an unofficial name cited in 1878 - but there is a legitimate
Amomum glaberrimum Benth.)
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum jingxiense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum koenigii
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum kwangsiense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum laxisquamosum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. laxisquamosum K.Schum. Giant herb ú VEG: LMDF ú HAB: steep slope; near running fresh water ú
GEO: sandstone; bare rock and boulders; yellow clay soil ú ALT: 500 m TEM: Amo, Ulu Belalong, Coode 7881 ú Borneo: Sarawak, Sabah
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum ligulatum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. ligulatum R.M.Sm. - Asam Landak (Ib.)
Herb ú ALT: 50-100 m BEL: Labi, Labi Hills F. R., Coode 6793 ú Borneo: Sabah
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CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum longiligulare
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum longipetiolatum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Elettariopsis longipetiolatum
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum longipetiolatum: I have no record of this species, but there is an Aframomum longipetiolatum
Merrill (1932) and an Aframomum longipetiolatum Koech. (1964). The taxonomists will have to resolve this problem.
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum maximum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum meleguetta
COMMON NAME: grain of paradise
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. granum paradisii, Guinea grains, Melegueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta, alligator pepper
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: (mills@c033.aone.net.au) - syn Amomum granum paradisii, Perry Mills Austalian Institute of Horticulture, used to spice wine, beer, and
stop flatulence. Grain of Paradise is a reed-like perennial herb, which is related to cardamom, and is native to GHANA. It is in the
family Zingiberaceae (Ginger)
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum meleguetta: now known as Aframomum meleguetta Schumann, the "grains of paradise" that are
available in health-food stores. Your other synonyms are correct, and the seeds are also known as alligator pepper. The spice that was
known to Chaucer (1366) as Greyn de Parys is Aframomum melegueta. The small black seeds are available in the larger health food stores in
Houston as "grains of paradise." I have never been able to persuade them to germinate, but I enjoy grinding them onto fried or scrambled
eggs.
http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Afra_mel.html -
The grains of paradise have been an important spice in 15.th century Europe, when spices were high in demand, but the sea route to India has
not yet been discovered. In these times, grains of paradise were a common substitute for black pepper. The West African coast got its name
"pepper coast" because the grains of paradise were traded there. Since then, the importance of this spice has vanished to quite zero in our
days; outside its production area (Central Africa), it is only known in Northern Africa and may appear in Moroccan spice mixtures (see cubeb
pepper). See also sichuan pepper for a comparision of several pungent spices.,
Apart from Morocco, grains of paradise are also popular in neighbouring Tunisia.
Tunisian stews are frequently flavoured with an aromatic mixture called gƒlat dagga, which contains grains of paradise besides black pepper
and several sweet spices: cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Combining peppery pungency and rich aroma, this mixture is a good example of Arab
cooking tradition.
In the West, grains of paradise are now hard to obtain, but still valuable for people
following old recipes (e.g., for sausages or aromatized wine). But this spice are a
worthy addition to many other everyday dishes. Its pungency is not as strong as pepper, but more subtle and goes well with vegetables
(potatoes, aubergines, pumpkin). To obtain best results, grains of paradise must be ground before use and should be added shortly before
serving. Despite their rather pungent taste when tried alone, they must be used liberally to obtain satisfactory results.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum menglaense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum mengtzense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum microcarpum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum muricarpum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum neoaurantiacum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. aurantiacum
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum odontocarpum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum oliganthum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. aff. oliganthum K.Schum. Herb ú VEG: LMDF ú HAB: ridge ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: 250 m TEM:
Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 24 ú Amomum oliganthum is known from Borneo: Sarawak
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum paratsaoko
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum paucifolium
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. aff. paucifolium R.M.Sm. Herb ú VEG: Upper Montane Forest ú GEO: Meligan formation ú ALT:
1320 m TEM: Amo, Bt. Retak, Sands 5270 ú Amomum paucifolium is known from Borneo: Sarawak
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum petaloideum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Paramomum petaloideum
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum petaloideum: I have no record of this species.
FLORA OF CHINA - Amomum petaloideum (S. Q. Tong) T. L. Wu, comb.
nov. Basionym: Paramomum petaloideum S. Q. Tong, Acta Bot.
Yunnan. 7: 310. 1985. TYPE: China. Yunnan: Mengla Xian, Meng-lun, 620 m, 10 June 1981, S. Q. Tong 24801 (holotype, YNTBI).
In his original description of the monotypic Paramomum, Tong (1985) compared it with Costus. However, P. petaloideum has all the features of
Amomum.
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum pungens
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. On ground ú VEG: HDF ú HAB: ridge ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: 130 m TEM: Amo, Apoi Forest
Reserve, Cowley 54. TUT: Ulu Tutong, Bukit Bahak, Kirkup 484 ú Borneo: Sarawak
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Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum purpureorubrum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum putrescens
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum quadratolaminare
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum queenslandicum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Listed on Dutch Herbaria Database
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum repoeense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum ridleyi
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. ridleyi R.M.Sm.
Giant herb ú VEG: Alluvial Forest ú HAB: near running fresh water ú GEO: Setap Shales; alluvial deposits; clay soil TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest
Reserve, Nielsen 1056 ú Borneo: Sarawak
A. aff. ridleyi R.M.Sm. Endotrophic terrestrial; herb; on ground ú VEG: LMDF, HDF ú HAB: base of slope, steep slope, ridge; near running fresh
water ú GEO: sandstone, Setap Shales; yellow clay soil ú ALT: 500 m TEM: Amo, Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 66; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve,
Poulsen 87; Amo, Ulu Belalong, Coode 7883; Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang), Simpson 2338.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum rivale
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum rivale Ridley: OK
GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum scarlatinum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum sericeum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. dealbatum var. sericeum
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum somniculosum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum somniculosum: I have no record of this species.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum subcapitatum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum subulatum
COMMON NAME: black cardamom
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Nepal cardamom, Greater Indian cardamom, Bengal cardamom
FLOWERS: yellow
HEIGHT: 4-5 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON - (West Bengal, INDIA, Wholesale only) offers this species. (Large Cardamom of commerce. Evergreen plant
with stems to about 4-5ft. Red rhizomes with red stems and petioles. Short basal inflorescence with many yellow flowers. Capsules are maroon
colored with the mature seeds providing the aromatic spice) IMAGE COURTESY OF GANESH MANI PRADHAN & SON
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum subulatum Roxb.: OK. Also known as Bengal cardamom.
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Referred to in FRPS as A. glabrum.
http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Afra_mel.html -
Black cardamom is, in most books, described as an inferior substitute to green cardamom, but this is simply untrue. In India, black cardamom
has its special field of application, and although green and black cardamoms are frequently interchangeable, the black variety is felt
superior for spicy and rustic dishes, while green cardamom is much preferred by the Imperial (Mughal) cuisine with its subtle blend of sweet
fragrances.
Black cardamom can be used in rather liberal amounts, up to a few capsules per
person. The smoky fragrance of the pure spice is not discernible in the finished dish; black cardamom cannot dominate a dish, but enhances and
intensifies the taste of other ingredients. The pods should be slightly crushed before usage, but not so much that the seeds are released;
you may remove them before serving (though I do not), but if you don't, be sure to warn your guests about dark, woody and, hmmm, intensive
tasting objects in the sauce.
Black cardamom, as other spices used in Northern India, needs some time to develop its aroma best. This behaviour is shared by other unground
spices, like cinnamon, cloves and green cardamom, all of which are popular in Northern India and mostly used unground (see also onion). Thus,
it is generally a good idea to prepare Northern Indian dishes of braising type (kormas) a few hours or even one day in advance.
Although there are many distinct species of black cardamom, ranging in pod size from 2 cm (A. subulatum, Nepal to North Vietnam) to more than
5 cm (A. medium, China), their tastes do not differ much. Apart from usage in Indian (and Nepali) cuisine, they are not much known, but have
some regional importance in Southern China. There, the ground seeds are an optional ingredient to the five spice powder (see star anis).
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum thysanochililum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum trilobum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Elettariopsis triloba
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum trilobum Ridley: OK. But it is Amomum trilobum Gagnepain that was reclassified as
Elettariopsis triloba (Gagnepain) Loes.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum tsaoko
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. hongtsaoko
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum tuberculatum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum uliginosum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum uliginosum Koenig: OK
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. uliginosum Retz. Herb ú VEG: HDF ú GEO: Setap Shales; fallen logs ú ALT: 80 m TEM: Amo,
Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 70 ú Thailand, Malaya, Borneo
A. aff. uliginosum Retz. Herb ú VEG: LMDF ú ALT: 250 m TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 326.
GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum unifolium
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Elettariopsis unifolia
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Amomum unifolium: I have no record of this species, or of Elettariopsis unifolia.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum verrucosum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum villosum
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Also describes var. xanthioides
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum xanthophlebium
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. xanthophlebium Baker Herb ú VEG: LMDF ú HAB: gentle slope ú GEO: Belait formation ú ALT: 50-
80 m BEL: Melilas, Bt. Batu Patam, Boyce 314. TUT: Tanjong Maya, Jln. Tutong-Seria, Simpson 2168 ú Malaya, Borneo
GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum yingjiangense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amomum yunnanense
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
br>Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae).
Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Aulotandra spp.
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: IMAGES: None available
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH -
BOESENBERGIA Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 685 (1891)
Gastrochilus Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1:22, t. 24, 25 (1829)-non D. Don (1825).
Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. About 50 species, tropical Asia, 3 species (one endemic) in
China.
From: "Mike Bordelon" - Discussion on natural dormancy of gingers, "Based on greenhouse growing outside of
Wash. D.C. Zone 7.... most Boesenbergia, Caulokaempferia, Cautleya, Curcumorpha, Hitchenia, Pyrgophyllum, Roscoea and Stalianthus -Go
dormant. You already mentioned Curcuma, Kaempferia amd Siphonochilis and Hedychium. Most of the tribe Hedychieae goes dormant.
Scaphochlamys can be forced into dormancy. I haven't grown Paracautleya and Parakaempferia, but believe they also go dormant."
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia albomaculata
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia aurantiaca
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: orange-gold
HEIGHT: 6 inches
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: shade
NOTES: B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia aurantiaca R.M. Sm.: OK
STOKES TROPICALS - the dark green fuzzy leaves with their gold stripe down the middle make thisan attractive foliage plant. If
produces many orange-gold flowers, zone 10, will grow to 5 inches in shade.
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CAN BE SEEN AT: New York Botanical Garden,
Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia basispicata
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia basispicata Larsen & Sirirugsa: OK
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CAN BE SEEN AT: Wertheim Plant Conservatory, Florida International Univ., Miami, Florida, USA
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA
Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia belalongensis
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. belalongensis A.D.Poulsen Herb ú HAB: steep slope; near running fresh water ú GEO: Setap
Shales; bare rock and boulders ú ALT: 60 m TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 182 ú Endemic
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia curtsii
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
From: Dr.Abdul Ghani Hussain MBChB., CTM - Boesnbergia curtsii. These big leaves Boesenbergia is seen sprouting
when the rain starts falling in April. They are found only on Limestone hills. Thus they are seen more on the islands which are made up of
limestones. They seem to be concentrated in areas that are moist and under heavy shade. The North-eastern region of Langkawi Island is
basically limestone and so are the islands along the Northeastern, eastern and southeastern shores of Langkawi. (if you are at a lost you can
visit my site on Langkawi at http://langkawi-beaches.hypermart.net and http://99-islands.hypermart.net ). I have transferred some into pots
and are growing well under heavy shade and very moist soil. The rhizome is very fragrant. May have medicinal values but research must be done
on the phytochemistry of this if ti has not been done as yet.
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia flavoalba
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia flavoalba R.M. Sm.: OK
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. flavoalba R.M.Sm.
Endotrophic terrestrial; herb; on ground ú VEG: Kerangas, LMDF, HDF, Secondary Forest ú HAB: flat ground, gentle slope, steep slope, ridge;
near running fresh water ú GEO: Belait formation, sandstone, shale, Setap Shales;
alluvial deposits; bare rock and boulders, stony ú ALT: 200 m
BEL: Melilas, Paleh Bangawong, Thomas 71. TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 50; Amo, Bt. Belalong, Dransfield S. 1215; Amo, Sg.
Temburong, Coode 6536; Bangar, Bt. Biang, Ashton A 76; Bangar, Bt.
Biang, Ashton A 99; Bangar, Bt. Biang, Ashton A 162; Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang), Simpson 2260; Batu Apoi, Kpg. Selapon, Dransfield S.
1169; Labu, Simpson 138 ú Borneo: Sarawak, Sabah
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CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia flavorubra
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. flavorubra R.M.Sm.
Herb ú VEG: HDF ú HAB: base of slope, gentle slope, ridge; near running fresh water ú ALT: 200-620 m TEM: Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang),
Simpson 2292; Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang), Simpson 2358; Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang), Simpson 2468. TUT: Ulu Tutong, Bukit
Bahak, Kirkup 471 ú Borneo:
Sarawak, Sabah
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia gracilipes
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. gracilipes (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm. vel aff.
Herb ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: 70 m TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 137 ú Borneo
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia grandifolia
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. grandifolia (Valeton) Merr.
Herb; on ground ú VEG: HDF ú HAB: ridge ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: 130 m
TEM: Amo, Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 44; Amo, Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 50. TUT: Ulu Tutong, Bukit Bahak, Kirkup 479 ú Borneo: Sarawak
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BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia grandis
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia grandis R.M. Sm.: OK
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. aff. grandis R.M.Sm.
Herb; on ground ú VEG: LMDF, Kerangas, Secondary Forest ú HAB: valley bottom, ridge; near running fresh water ú GEO: Belait formation, Lambir
formation; Leaf litter ú ALT: 100-200 m BEL: Labi, Rampayoh, Cowley 13; Labi, Rampayoh, Cowley 153; Labi, Sungai Rampayoh, Kirkup 790;
Melilas, Bt. Batu Patam, Boyce 292; Melilas, Paleh Bangawong, Thomas 114.
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or FULL SIZE CAN BE SEEN AT: Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia horsfieldii
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Hedychium horsfieldii
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia horsfieldii: I have a record for Hedychium horsfieldii R. Br. ex Wallich, which is now
Brachychilum horsfieldii (R. Br. ex Wallich) Petersen. Maybe your source had the incorrect genus.
From: Mike Bordelon - the plant you have labeled as Boesenbergia horsfieldii
looks like Hedychium horsfieldii.
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or FULL SIZE CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Neuer Botanischer Garten Goettingen, Grisebachstr, Goettingen, Germany
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia hutchinsonii
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
> TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia hutchinsona B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.: Typo
IMAGES: None available
CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia kerbyi
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES:
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. kerbyi R.M.Sm.
On ground ú VEG: LMDF ú HAB: steep slope ú GEO: Belait formation ú ALT: 100-200 m BEL: Melilas, Paleh Bangawong, Thomas 77 ú Borneo: Sarawak
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CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia longiflora
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Gastrochilus longiflora, Boesenbergia fallax, Curcumorpha longiflora, Kaempferia fallax
FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24
(Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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or FULL SIZE CAN BE SEEN AT: No Listings
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia longipes
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia longipes (King & Prain ex Ridley) Schltr.: OK
GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
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CAN BE SEEN AT: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia oligosperma
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia oligosperma (Schumann) R.M. Sm.: OK
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo. B. cf. oligosperma (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.
ú VEG: Kerangas BEL: Labi, Jln. Bt. Puan, Richards 5864 ú The species is known from Borneo: Sarawak
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CAN BE SEEN AT: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
BOTANICAL NAME: Boesenbergia orbiculata
COMMON NAME: OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: FLOWERS: HEIGHT: MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: LIGHT PREFERENCE: NOTES: TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Boesenbergia orbiculata R.M. Sm.: OK
KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the
north-western coast of the island of Borneo.
B. orbiculata R.M.Sm. Herbaceous climber, herb; on ground ú VEG: LMDF, Degraded LMDF, HDF, Secondary Forest ú HAB: valley bottom, gentle
slope, terrace, ridge; impeded drainage, periodically flooded; near running fresh water ú GEO: Lambirformation, sandstone, Sand/clay, Setap
Shales; clay soil, sandy soil; Leaf litter ú ALT: 150 m BEL: Labi, Forman 1062; Labi, Rampayoh, Cowley 21; Labi, Rampayoh, Cowley 99; Labi,
Wong Kadir, Coode 7175; Melilas, Kuala Ingei, Puff 9008071/3; Melilas, Ulu Ingei, Cowley 124; Melilas, Ulu Ingei, Sands 5944. TEM: Amo, Apoi
Forest Reserve, Cowley 61; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 257; Amo, Batu Apoi F.R.., K. Belalong FSC, Hansen 1553; Amo, K. Belalong,
Boyce 395 ú Borneo: Sarawak
B. aff. orbiculata R.M.Sm. Herb ú VEG: Peatswamp Forest ú HAB: terrace; impeded drainage; near still fresh water ú GEO: Belait formation;
fallen logs; Leaf litter ú ALT: 20 m BEL: