Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 106

Status: Complete

Last update: 2024-10-26

ໝາກແໜ່ງແດງ
Golden Cardamom
Wurfbainia microcarpa (C.F.Liang & D.Fang) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Vegetables and herbs

1 / 3

2 / 3

3 / 3

❮ ❯

Local name:

Chinese: Xì shā rén English: golden cardamom

Synonyms :

Amomum microcarpum C.F.Liang & D.Fang

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

Least concern

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

De Boer & al. 2018. Convergent morphology in Alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): Recircumscribing Amomum as a monophyletic genus. Taxon 67(1): 6–36.
Dai, D.N., Huong, L.T., Thang T.D. and Ogunwande I.A. 2016. Chemical composition of essential oils of Amomum villosum Lour. American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products 4(3): 08–11Jana Skornickova & Mark
Hugo J de Boer & Vichith Lamxay 2009. Plants used during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum healthcare in Lao PDR: A comparative study of the Brou, Saek and Kry ethnic groups. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 5(1):25, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-25
Kaewsri, W. 2006. Systematic studies of the genus Amomum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Horticulture) graduate school, Kasetsart University
Leong–Skornickova, J., Tran, H.D., Newman, M., Lamxay, V. & Bouamanivong, S. 2012. Amomum microcarpum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Specie. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T202214A2738903.en.
Newman. 2015. Gingers of Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam. National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Lamxay, V. & Newman, M.F. 2012. A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69(1): 99–206.

Vichith Lamxay, Hugo J de Boer & Lars Bjork. 20011. Traditions and plant use during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum recovery by the Kry ethnic group in Lao PDR. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 7(1):14, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-14
Hugo J de Boer, Vichith Lamxay & Lars Bjork. 2011. Steam sauna and mother roasting in Lao PDR: Practices and chemical constituents of essential oils of plant species used in postpartum recovery. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 11(1):128, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-128
Hugo J de Boer, Vichith Lamxay, & Lars Bjork. 2012. Comparing medicinal plant knowledge using similarity indices: A case of the Brou, Saek and Kry in Lao PDR. Journal of ethnopharmacology 141(1):481-500, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.017
Lamxay, V. & Newman, M.F. 2012. A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69: 99-206.
Droop, A.J. & Newman, M.F. 2014. A revision of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) in Sumatra. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71: 193-258

Factsheet creator:

Factsheet reviewer:

ໝາກແໜ່ງແດງ Golden Cardamom Wurfbainia microcarpa (C.F.Liang & D.Fang) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen