Wurfbainia compacta (Sol. ex Maton) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen
Lumajang, Indonesia.
Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Kapulaga, Kapulogo (Jawa), Kapol (Sunda), Kapolagha, Palagha (Madura, Kapulaga, Karkolaka (Bali), Kapulaga, Garidimong (Sulawesi Selatan), Pelaga, Puwar pelaga (Smt.), Palaga, Puwa palago (Mink.), Kapulaga, Kardamunggu (Btw.)], Cluster cardamom, False cardamom, Java cardamom, Round cardamom. Native to Indonesia (Java); elsewhere cultivated. Uses for food flavoring, essential oil, folkloric medicines.
Note: True cardamom is Elettaria cardamomum, native to India/ Sri Lanka and having similar vernacular name, Kapulaga in the region.
Synonym(s):
Alpinia striata Link
Amomum cardamomum Willd. (Illegitimate)
Amomum kepulaga Sprague & Burkill
Zingiber compactum (Sol. ex Maton) Stokes
Ref. and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-219227
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101007http://...
Wurfbainia compacta (Sol. ex Maton) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen
Lumajang, Indonesia.
Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Kapulaga, Kapulogo (Jawa), Kapol (Sunda), Kapolagha, Palagha (Madura, Kapulaga, Karkolaka (Bali), Kapulaga, Garidimong (Sulawesi Selatan), Pelaga, Puwar pelaga (Smt.), Palaga, Puwa palago (Mink.), Kapulaga, Kardamunggu (Btw.)], Cluster cardamom, False cardamom, Java cardamom, Round cardamom. Native to Indonesia (Java); elsewhere cultivated. Uses for food flavoring, essential oil, folkloric medicines.
Note: True cardamom is Elettaria cardamomum, native to India/ Sri Lanka and having similar vernacular name, Kapulaga in the region.
Synonym(s):
Alpinia striata Link
Amomum cardamomum Willd. (Illegitimate)
Amomum kepulaga Sprague & Burkill
Zingiber compactum (Sol. ex Maton) Stokes
Ref. and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-219227
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101007http://...