taxonID	type	description	language	source
E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The species shows similarity with Amomum masticatorium Thwaites in having long drying ligule with an acuminate apex, pubescent anther and echinate capsules, but differs in clump forming habit with non-stoloniferous rhizomes, tomentose lamina beneath, long corolla tube, obovate to rhomboid labellum with clefted apex and without any colour design, emarginate anther crest and reduced staminodes.	en	Thomas, V. P., Sabu, M., Kumar, K. M. Prabhu (2012): Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. PhytoKeys 8: 99-104, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152
E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34.taxon	description	Description. Clump forming herb. Rhizome non-stoloniferous, stout, robust, 2 - 4 cm thick, robust, creamy-white inside, sheathed with scales; scales ovate to triangular, chartaceous, c. 1.8 x 2 cm, apex nearly rounded, pubescent externally. Leafy shoots 200 - 400 cm tall, robust, clump forming; sheath 2.5 - 4.5 cm wide at base, green, densely pubescent externally. Leaves 14 - 20 per leafy shoot; lamina lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, 32 - 41 x 6.5 - 8 cm, base cuneate, margin slightly straight, apex acuminate to 3 cm long, puberulous to glabrous and green on upper surface, tomentose and pale beneath; midrib hispid beneath; veins appressed above; petiole 2 - 8 mm long, pale green, wooly tomentose. Ligule entire, lanceolate, 4.5 - 9 cm long, chartaceous, drying, persistent, apex acute, pubescent to tomentose externally, glabrous within. Inflorescence 7 - 15 cm long, many flowered, arise from the rhizome under soil; peduncle 3.5 - 7.5 cm long. Bract oblong, 3 - 4.7 x 1.6 - 2.1 cm, coriaceous, red, margin ciliate, apex slightly emarginate, pubescent externally, glabrous internally. Bracteole tubular, 2 - lobed, 2.2 - 2.5 x 0.5 - 0.6 cm, unequally split, membranous, red, margin ciliate, apex acute, pubescent externally, glabrous within. Flower 4.7 - 5.2 cm long, yellow; pedicel 5 mm long. Calyx 2 or 3 - lobed, 2.4 - 2.8 x 0.4 cm, pale red, membranous, split nearly equal, margin ciliate, apex acute, pubescent externally, glabrous within. Corolla tube 2.5 - 3 cm long, c. 4 mm wide at mouth, pale yellow, pubescent externally, glabrous internally except near mouth; dorsal corolla lobe oblong, 1.4 - 1.6 x 0.7 - 0.8 cm, yellow, margin ciliate, apex hooded, ecuspidate, pubescent externally, glabrous within; lateral corolla lobes oblong, 1.4 - 1.6 x 04 - 0.6 cm, yellow, margin ciliate, apex nearly rounded, one side slightly folded, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Labellum obovate to rhomboid, 1.4 - 1.5 x 1 - 1.2 cm, uniform yellow, margin entire, apex clefted, pubescent inside along the median part. Lateral staminodes absent. Stamen 1.1 - 1.2 cm long; filament 4 - 5 x 2.5 - 3 mm, pale yellow, broader towards base, rarely minutely pubescent; connective rarely pubescent externally; crest inconspicuous, c. 3 x 1 mm, yellow, apex emarginate, rarely puberulous; anther thecae oblong, 6 - 7 mm long, creamy-white, base nearly rounded, apex rounded, pubescent; dehiscing throughout their length. Epigynous glands 2, oblong, 3 - 4 mm long, cream coloured, apex truncate, rarely puberulous. Ovary globose, 4 - 5 x 4 mm, densely pubescent externally; locules 3; ovules many on axile placentae; style 3.4 - 3.7 cm long, pubescent towards tip, glabrous towards base; stigma, tubular, c. 1 mm across, pale yellow, mouth ciliate, opening terminal. Capsule 8 - 10 per spike, globose, 2 - 3 x 2 - 3 cm, red, echinate, spines stout, pubescent externally, calyx not persistent. Seeds many, slightly oblong, 4 - 5 x c. 3 mm, black, aromatic, arillate, glabrous; aril white.	en	Thomas, V. P., Sabu, M., Kumar, K. M. Prabhu (2012): Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. PhytoKeys 8: 99-104, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152
E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from type locality, Silent Valley National Park, Western Ghats, Kerala in the evergreen forest above 1210 m.	en	Thomas, V. P., Sabu, M., Kumar, K. M. Prabhu (2012): Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. PhytoKeys 8: 99-104, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152
E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34.taxon	etymology	Etymology. the specific epithet nilgiricum indicates the place of collection Nilgiri Hills, a part of Western Ghats.	en	Thomas, V. P., Sabu, M., Kumar, K. M. Prabhu (2012): Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. PhytoKeys 8: 99-104, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152
