Elettaria major Sm. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Elettaria

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Subfamily:

Alpinioideae

Tribe:

Alpinieae

Nomen number:

14986

Place of publication:

A. Rees, Cycl. 39: suppl. Elettaria no. 2. 1819

Comment:

an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN 52) for Zingiber ensal Gaertn.

Verified:

04/18/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: = Elettaria ensal (Gaertn.) Abeyw.
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14986. Accessed 3 May 2025.

Taxon: Elettaria major Sm.

Synonym of Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. major Thwaites