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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

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Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Amomum acre Valeton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum aculeatum Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum acuminatum Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum alborubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum andamanicum V.P.Thomas, Dan & M.Sabu	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum angustipetalum S.Sakai & Nagam.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum anomalum R.W.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum apiculatum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum aquaticum Raeusch.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum argyrophyllum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum aromaticum Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum austrosinense D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum benthamianum Trimen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum bicorniculatum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum bicornutum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum biflorum Jack	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum bilabiatum S.Sakai & Nagam.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum bimaculatum Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum blumeanum Valeton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum borealiborneense I.M.Turner	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum borneense (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum botryoideum Cowley	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum brachychilus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum brachypodanthum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum bulusanense Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum burttii R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum calophrys K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum calyptratum S.Sakai & Nagam.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. ex Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum capitatum Roxb. ex Spreng., Schrad. & Link	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum capsiciforme S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum centrocephalum A.D.Poulsen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum cephalotes Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum cerasinum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum chaunocephalum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum chinense W.Y.Chun	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum citrinum (Ridl.) Holttum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum conoideum (Ridl.) Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum coriaceum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum coriandriodorum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum cylindraceum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum dallachyi F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum dealbatum Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum deorianum D.P.Dam & N.Dam	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum deuteramomum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum dictyocoleum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum dimorphum M.F.Newman	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum dolichanthum D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum durum S.Sakai & Nagam.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum echinatum Willd.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum echinocarpum Alston	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum elegans Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum elephantorum Pierre ex Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum epiphyticum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum flavidulum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum flavoalbum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum flavorubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum fragile S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum fulviceps Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum gagnepainii T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum garoense S.Tripathi & V.Prakash	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum ghaticum K.G.Bhat	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum glabrum S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum globba J.F.Gmel.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum gracile Blume	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum gramineum Wall. ex Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum graminifolium Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum granum-paradisi L.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amomum gymnopodum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum gyrolophos R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum hansenii R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum hastilabium Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum hedyosmum I.M.Turner	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum heteranthum Blume	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum hirticalyx K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum hochreutineri Valeton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum holmesii K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum hypoleucum Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum irosinense (Elmer) Merr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum jainii S.Tripathi & V.Prakash	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum jingxiense D.Fang & D.H.Qin	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum kinabaluense R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum kingii Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum koenigii J.F.Gmel.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amomum kwangsiense D.Fang & X.X.Chen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum lacteum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum lambirense R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum laoticum Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum lappaceum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum laxisquamosum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum lepicarpum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum ligulatum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum linearifolium Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum loheri K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum longipedunculatum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum longipes Valeton	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum longipetiolatum Merr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum lophophorum (Ridl.) Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum luteum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum luzonense Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum macrodons Scort.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum macroglossa K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum macropodum Gagnep.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum marginatum Roxb. ex Spreng., Schrad. & Link	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum masticatorium Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum matifolium Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum maximum Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum menglaense S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum menglunense T. L. Wu & S. J. Chen	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amomum mengtzense H.T.Tsai & P.S.Chen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum micranthum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum microcarpum C.F.Liang & D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum microcheilum (Ridl.) Merr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum mindanaense Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum molle Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum muricarpum Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum muricatum Bedd.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum nemorale (Thwaites) Trimen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum neoaurantiacum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum nilgiricum V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum ochreum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum odontocarpum D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum oliganthum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum padangense K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum palawanense Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum paratsaoko S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pauciflorum Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum paucifolium R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pausodipsus K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pellitum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum petaloideum (S.Q.Tong) T.L.Wu	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pierreanum Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum propinquum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pseudofoetens Valeton	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pterocarpum Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pubescens (Ridl.) Merr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pubimarginatum Elmer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum pungens R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum purpureorubrum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum putrescens D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum quadratolaminare S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum queenslandicum R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum repoeense Pierre ex Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum rivale Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum robertsonii Craib	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum roseisquamosum Nagam. & S.Sakai	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum sarasinorum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum scarlatinum H.T.Tsai & P.S.Chen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum sceletescens R.M.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum schlechteri K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum schmidtii (K.Schum.) Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum sericeum Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum siamense Craib	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum simiarum A. Chev.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amomum somniculosum S.Sakai & Nagam.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum speciosum Benth. & Hook. f.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Amomum spiceum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum spurium Roem. & Schult.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum squarrosum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum staminidivum Gobilik, A.L.Lamb & A.D.Poulsen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum stenocarpum Valeton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum stenophyllum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum subcapitatum Y.M.Xia	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum subulatum Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum sumatrense Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum tephrodelphys K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum terminale Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum testaceum Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum thysanochililum S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum tomrey Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum trachycarpum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum trianthemum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum trichanthera Warb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum trichostachyum Alston	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum trispicatum Sessé & Moc.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum truncatum Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum tuberculatum D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum uliginosum J.Koenig	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum utriculosum (Ridl.) Holttum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum vermanum S.Tripathi & V.Prakash	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum verrucosum S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum verum Blackw.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum vespertilio Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum vestitum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum villosum Lour.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26	1
Amomum warburgianum K.Schum. & Lauterb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum warburgii (K.Schum.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum xanthophlebium Baker	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum yingjiangense S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26
Amomum yunnanense S.Q.Tong	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-26

Statistics

The Plant List includes 309 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Amomum. Of these 179 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 9 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 309 species names for the genus Amomum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	179	57.9%
◕	Synonym	115	37.2%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	15	4.9%

All names

The status of the 318 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Amomum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	180	56.6%
◕	Synonym	123	38.7%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	15	4.7%

Of the species names,

• 10 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 309 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Amomum, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	179	111	0	0	290	93.9%
	Medium confidence	0	1	0	0	1	0.3%
	Low confidence	0	3	0	15	18	5.8%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Amomum is as follows: