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Amomum testaceum Ridl.

RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

Amomum testaceum Ridl. Zingiberaceae. CN: Malay - Generically called Puar; Puar gajah, Puar hijau, Puar hutan (all referring to A. uliginosum), Puar tadah embun (referring to A. squarrosum), Bunga tantan (referring to A. xanthophlebium, also the generic name, Tepus), Siam cardamon, Cambodian cadamon, Chester cardamon, Krawan. Native of SEAsia, Cambodia, Thailand, China; elsewhere cultivated. There are 18 species of Amomum in peninsular Malaysia.

 

Synonym(s):

Amomum krervanh Pierre ex Gagnep.

Amomum cardamomum auct. non L.

Amomum repens auct. non Sonner

Amomum racemosum Guib. et Planch.

Amomum verum Blackwell.

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-219513

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Amomum.html

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Uploaded on March 6, 2012
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