Scientific or common name:

Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton

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ZINGIBERACEAE - Ginger family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Round cardamom
English name: Chester cardamom
English name: cluster cardamom
French name: cardamome ronde
German name: Javakardamom

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Grown habit:
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Synonyms:
= Amomum kepulaga Sprague & Burkill

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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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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 zedoaria Christm. [184]
2) Amomum zerumbet L. [167]
3) Amomum zingiber L. [153]
4) Amorpha brachycarpa Palmer [152]
5) Amorpha californica Nutt. var. hispidula (Greene) Palmer [152]
6) Amorpha cyanostachya M.A. Curtis [131]
7) Amorpha fruticosa L. var. angustifolia Pursh [139]
8) Amorpha herbacea Walter var. floridana (Rydb.) Wilbur [130]
9) Amorpha texana Buckley [168]
10) Ampelopsis bipinnata Michx. [141]

28-Apr-2024 - Week-17

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