Elettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. They are native to India and Sri Lanka, but cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. One member of the genus, E. cardamomum, is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries.
Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia is a section within Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella consisting of about ten species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa. The section was previously treated as a separate genus, Saintpaulia, but molecular phylogenetic studies showed that it was nested within the genus Streptocarpus.
Elettaria cardamomum, commonly known as green or true cardamom, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunion, Indochina, and Costa Rica.
Troglophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Africa.
Rhynchotechum is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. Species distribution records are mostly from India, Sri Lanka, China through to southern Japan, Indo-China and Malesia through to New Guinea.
Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004) was a Scottish botanist and illustrator who specialized in the taxonomy of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family. Many of the species she classified and identified as being placed into improper genera were found in Asian countries, especially in the isolated island of Borneo.
Etlingera rosea is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera rosea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera pubescens is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith, and was given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera pubescens is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Plagiostachy's crocydocalyx is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Plagiostachys crocydocalyx is part of the genus Plagiostachys and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Scaphochlamys polyphylla is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and got its current name from Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Scaphochlamys polyphylla is part of the genus Scaphochlamys and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Sulettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. The plants of the genus were formerly in the genus Elettaria until 2018.
Linariantha is a monotypic genus in the plant family Acanthaceae. It was described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith.
Etlingera longipetiolata is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith, and given its current name from Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera longipetiolata belongs to the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Elettaria ensal is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Joseph Gaertner, and got its current name from Bartholomeusz Aristides Abeywickrama. Elettaria ensal is part of the genus Elettaria and the family Zingiberaceae.
Siphonochilus aethiopicus is a species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Georg August Schweinfurth and received its current name from Brian Laurence Burtt.
Siphonochilus bambutiorum is a species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann and renamed by Brian Laurence Burtt.
Siphonochilus kilimanensis is a species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by François Gagnepain and renamed by Brian Laurence Burtt.
