Amomum smithiae
Species of flowering plant
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 native to Malaysia and Thailand.
It is named in honour of Scottish botanist Rosemary Margaret Smith.[2]