Zingiberaceae
Native cardamom
Hornstedtia scottiana
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Hornstedtia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Native cardamom, Scott's ginger
Synonyms
- Amomum lycostomum Lauterb. & K.Schum.
- Amomum scottiana F.Muell.
- Amomum scottii F.Muell.
- Elettaria scottiana F.Muell.
- Hornstedtia lycostoma (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) K.Schum.
Flowers
- In flower
- January, June, August to November (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shelomi Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brendan McIntyre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kai Squires, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.