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Authority

Family: Zingiberaceae
Standard Botanical Name: Amomum villosum
Standard Common Name: Chinese Amomum
Author: Lour.
References: [WHO1989, pg 39.63] [HoC2000, pg 12a] Wikipedia

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Binomial Synonyms

• Wurfbainia villosa (Lour.) Skornick. & A.D.Poulsen [Wikipedia]

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Other Common Names

• Malabar Cardamom [WHO1989]
• Tavoy Cardamom [WHO1989]
• Villous Amomum [HoC2000, pg 12a]

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Vietnamese Names

• sa nhan (sa nhân)
• me tre ba (mé tré bà)
• duong xuan sa (dương xuân sa)
• co nenh (co nénh [Thái])
• mac neng (mác nẻng [Tày])
• pa dooc (pa đoóc [K'dong])
• la ve (la vê [Ba Na])

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Pinyin Names

• yang chun sha [HoC2000, pg 12a]
• sha ren (fruit) [HoC2000, pg 12a]