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
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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]

References

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