This review has been mainly focussed on distribution, cytology, genetic diversity and
molecular phylogeny of selected species of Zingiberaceae belonging to four genera of high …

Amomi Fructus is one of the traditional medicines derived from the ripe fruits of the
Zingiberaceae family of plants, which include Amomum villosum, A. villosum var …

Chemical composition of rhizome essential oils of Amomum agastyamalayanum and A.
newmanii from south India were analyzed by gas chromatographic techniques. Major …

Abstract Amomum Roxburgh (1820: 75) is the second largest genus in the ginger family with
about 150–180 species, widely distributed in Southeast Asia (Xia et al. 2004). The genus is …

Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), commonly referred to as the “Queen of Spices”, is
a highly valued spice crop, which is known to have its origin in South India and Sri Lanka. It …

Amomum kingii var. oblongum (Zingiberaceae): a new variety from Sikkim Himalaya Page 1
Phytotaxa 220 (1): 089–094 www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Copyright © 2015 Magnolia …

The ginger family, Zingiberaceae, is the largest family in Zingiberales with 53 genera and
over 1377 species (Kong et al. 2010). With about 150–180 species Amomum Roxb. is the …

Amomum riwatchii, a new species of Zingiberaceae from northeastern India is described
and illustrated. It is similar to A. carnosum, but differs from the latter in having non …

Abstract Two taxa of Amomum (Zingiberaceae), Amomum erythranthum and Amomum
ampliflorum, from Putao, Kachin State of Northern Myanmar are described and illustrated as …

Aotus miconax is endemic to Peru and remains one of the least studied of all Neotropical
primate taxa. Â It has an altitudinally restricted distribution and is limited to areas of …