Amomum smithiae

Amomum smithiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Amomum
Species:
A. smithiae
Binomial name
Amomum smithiae
(Y.K.Kam) Skornick. & Hlavatá

Amomum smithiae is a monocotyledonous plant species originally described by Yee Kiew Kam[1] as Elettariopsis smithiae in the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Amomum smithiae is native to Malaysia and Thailand.

It is named in honour of Scottish botanist Rosemary Margaret Smith.[2]

  1. ^ Y.K.Kam, 1982 In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 148
  2. ^ Mazza, Giuseppe (22 October 2016). "Elettariopsis smithiae". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia.