Amomum angustifolium

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Read about Amomum angustifolium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Amomum angustifolium, Sonn. (A. madagascariense, Lam. A. Daniellii, Hook. f. A. Clusii, Hanb. A. erythrocarpum, Ridl.). Plant, 10-15 ft., the rhizome stout: Lvs. oblong- lanceolate, acute, thin and glabrous, the lower ones 1 ft. or more long and 3 in. broad, nearly sessile: fls. several in spike, yellow, tinged red; upper corolla-lobe oblong, !'£ in. long; lip about as large as the lobe, deflexed. W. and E. Afr. B.M. 4764, 5250. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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