Scientific or common name:

Amomum zedoaria Christm.

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ZINGIBERACEAE - Ginger family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Amomum zedoaria Christm.
Rank: species
See: ► Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

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Common names

U.S. name: Zedoary
English name: kua
English name: zedoary
Spanish name: cetoal
French name: zedoaire
German name: Zitwer

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Amomum
Species:

1) Amomum alpinia Rottb. 2) Amomum cardamomum L. 3) Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton 4) Amomum gracile Blume 5) Amomum kepulaga Sprague & Burkill 6) Amomum zedoaria Christm. 7) Amomum zerumbet L. 8) Amomum zingiber L.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL)


Map for Amomum zedoaria Christm.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Zingiberaceae)
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1) Aframomum 2) Alpinia 3) Amomum (cardamom) 4) Boesenbergia 5) Catimbium (alpinia) 6) Curcuma 7) Elettaria 8) Etlingera (waxflower) 9) Hedychium (garland-lily) 10) Hitchenia 11) Kaempferia 12) Languas (alpinia) 13) Nicolaia (waxflower) 14) Phaeomeria (waxflower) 15) Renealmia 16) Zingiber (ginger)

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Common names (Amomum)
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1) Bitter ginger (Amomum zerumbet) 2) Cardamom (Amomum cardamomum) 3) Garden ginger (Amomum zingiber) 4) Jenjibre-de-jardin (Amomum alpinia) 5) Round cardamom (Amomum compactum) 6) Serkkom (Amomum gracile) 7) Zedoary (Amomum zedoaria)

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More species:
1) Amomum zerumbet L. [169]
2) Amomum zingiber L. [154]
3) Amorpha angustifolia (Pursh) Boynt. [198]
4) Amorpha bushii Rydb. [155]
5) Amorpha croceolanata P.W. Watson [157]
6) Amorpha floridana Rydb. [131]
7) Amorpha fruticosa L. var. emarginata Pursh [149]
8) Amorpha nitens Boynt. [297]
9) Amorphophallus campanulatus Blume ex Decne. [143]
10) Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. var. maximowiczii (Regel) Rehder [154]

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