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Amomum (cardamom)

Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae

Taxonomy
Amomum was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Zingiberaceae by Ettinghausen (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Amomum Linnaeus
1880Amomum Ettinghausen p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderZingiberales
familyZingiberaceaeMartinov 1820
genusAmomumLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Amomum Linnaeus 1758 [cardamom]
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Amomum cardamom Linnaeus 1753
Amomum granaparadisi Linnaeus 1753
Amomum zerumbet Linnaeus 1753
Amomum zingiber Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available