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Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. ex Baker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 240 1892. (Syn: Cardamomum cannicarpum (Wight) Kuntze; Elettaria cannicarpa Wight);
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SW. India as per POWO (Meistera cannicarpa (Wight) Škorničk. & M.F.Newman); . Common name: Canna-Fruit Cardamom . Leafy stem 2-3 m high, erect, straight, loosely clumped; rootstock horizontal, much branched, reddish outside, light pink inside. Leaves 50 x 8 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, nearly sessile, lower leaves smaller; ligule 1 cm long, orbicular, reddish. Spike 1-few, to 16 cm long, obovoid; peduncles covered with imbricating bracts; basal empty bracts 3.5 cm long, ovate, obtuse, formed into sheath at base, reddish brown; bracteoles 2 cm long, tubular. Flowers one or two in a bract; calyx lobes obtuse; corolla lobes equal, 2 x 1 cm, obtuse, glabrous. Capsule 1.5 cm across, dark brown. Flowering and fruiting: March-May
Evergreen forests
Western Ghats (Endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. ex Baker SN Sep 22 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. ex Baker,
wild Zinziberaceae member from Agumbe area of Karnataka . Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman
The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 1:16 PM IST
Kodamulal, about 1821 m asl Meistera cannicarpa (Wight) Škornick. & M.F.Newman
Many thanks to … for correcting the ID in iNaturalist.
This correction of ID is going to affect the other observations of Meistera nilgirica that I have posted. Meistera cannicarpa. . Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman
The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 11:19 AM IST
Marappalam, about 1811 m asl This will also be Meistera cannicarpa as at Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 1:16 PM IST .
FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 30, 2026 · 5:08 PM IST
Marappalam, about 1811 m asl Yes. This will also be Meistera cannicarpa as at Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 1:16 PM IST . Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman
The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 12:41 PM IST
Kodamulal, about 1829 m asl This will also be Meistera cannicarpa as at Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 1:16 PM IST Yes, many thanks …, for updating this post with the ID. . Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman
The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 10:38 AM IST
Marappalam, about 1811 m asl This will also be Meistera cannicarpa as at Meistera nilgirica (V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu) Škornick. & M.F.Newman :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 1:16 PM IST
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Amomum cannicarpum
Updated on July 12, 2026