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ໝາກແໜ່ງຂຽວປ່າ
Wild Cardamom

Wurfbainia villosa (Lour.) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:
Thai: Co Neng Vietnamese: Sa nhân, Dương xuân sa Chinese: Yuan bian zhong sha ren English: Bustard cardamom, Tavoy cardamom

Synonyms :
Amomum villosum Lour.
Amomum echinosphaera K.Schum.
Cardamomum villosum (Lour.) Kuntze
Elettaria villosa (Lour.) Miq.
Zingiber villosum (Lour.) Stokes

Family:
Zingiberaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :

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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
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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): 08–11
Jana Skornickova & Mark 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.
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
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. 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
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

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