Amomum subulatum Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Amomum

Characteristics

Plants 1--2 m tall. Ligule 3--4 mm, membranous, apex rounded, emarginate; petiole absent or nearly so on proximal leaves, 1--3 cm on distal ones; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 25--60 × 3.5--11 cm, glabrous, base rounded or cuneate, apex long cuspidate. Spikes subturbinate, ca. 5 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.5--4.5 cm, scalelike sheaths brown; bracts pale red, ovate, ca. 3 cm, apex obtuse with horny cusp; bracteoles tubular, ca. 3 cm, apex acute, emarginate. Calyx glabrous, 3-cleft to middle; lobes subulate. Corolla tube equaling calyx; lobes yellow, central one subulate at apex. Lateral staminodes red, subulate, ca. 2 mm. Labellum with yellow midvein, oblong, ca. 3 cm, white pubescent, veins conspicuous, apex involute. Filament ca. 5 mm; anther ca. 1 cm; connective appendage elliptic, entire, ca. 4 mm. Capsule purple or red-brown, globose, 2--2.5 cm in diam., with 10 undulate wings, apex with persistent calyx. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jun--Sep. 2 n = 48.
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A herb in the ginger family. It grows 1-2 m high. The leaves are 30-60 cm long and 7.5-10.5 cm wide. They are oblong or sword shaped. They are green. The flowers emerge in a dense short spike near the ground. The flowers are yellowish. The base is rounded or wedge shaped and the tip forms a long cup shape. The bracts are pale red and oval. The fruit is a round capsule. It is purple to red-brown and 2-2.5 cm across. It has 10 wavy wings. It contains about 40 small round dark-brown seeds. They are in a soft, sweet smelling pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1000 and 2000 m altitude in moist places in Nepal. In China it grows in dense forests between 300-1300 m altitude in S China. It is often along watercourses.
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Dense forests at elevations of 300-1,300 metres in southwestern China.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The seeds are used as a flavouring. It is like cardamom but not as sweet. They are only used in savoury recipes. They are used in curries, soups and sausages. They are not used to flavour sweets. The tender shoots are eaten.
Uses essential oil food material medicinal social use
Edible flowers fruits pods seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Asthma (fruit), Colic (fruit), Cough (fruit), Digestive system diseases (fruit), Eye infections (fruit), Headache (fruit), Hematologic diseases (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Lung diseases (fruit), Mouth diseases (fruit), Nausea (fruit), Pharyngitis (fruit), Anti-poisoning (fruit), Pruritus (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Stomatitis (fruit), Taste disorders (fruit), Thirst (fruit), Tooth diseases (fruit), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Vomiting (fruit), Disorder of head (fruit), Hypoglycemic agents (rhizome), Stomach diseases (rhizome), Hypoglycemic agents (root), Abdominal pain (seed), Anorexia (seed), Antidotes (seed), Antifungal agents (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Antioxidants (seed), Antipruritics (seed), Aphrodisiacs (seed), Appetite stimulants (seed), Biliary tract diseases (seed), Bites and stings (seed), Bronchitis (seed), Colic (seed), Diarrhea (seed), Digestive system diseases (seed), Dysentery (seed), Dyspepsia (seed), Eyelid diseases (seed), Fever (seed), Gonorrhea (seed), Headache (seed), Hemorrhoids (seed), Liver diseases (seed), Lung diseases (seed), Mouth diseases (seed), Mouthwashes (seed), Neuralgia (seed), Periodontal diseases (seed), Pharyngitis (seed), Rectal diseases (seed), General tonic for rejuvenation (seed), Scorpion stings (seed), Skin diseases (seed), Snake bites (seed), Splenomegaly (seed), Stomach diseases (seed), Stomatitis (seed), Toothache (seed), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (seed), Vomiting (seed), Eye (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anorexia (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Halitosis (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Heart diseases (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Hypohidrosis (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Mental disorders (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Rectal prolapse (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified), Syncope (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants are grown by splitting the rhizome.
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Distribution

Amomum subulatum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000339263
COL ID 66DMW
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Synonyms

Amomum subulatum Cardamomum subulatum