Amomum queenslandicum, commonly known as Cape York ginger, is a plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae found in New Guinea and a small part of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

The true stem of the plant—the rhizome—remains underground and only the leaves, flowers and fruit appear above ground.

[4][5] The Cape York ginger was first described by the Scottish botanist and ginger specialist Rosemary Margaret Smith, who published it in the journal Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh in 1980.

[2] Amomum queenslandicum favours disturbed areas of lowland and gallery rainforest in Cape York Peninsula and New Guinea, at altitudes from sea level up to 200 m.[4][5] Populations of this species are declining, and it is listed as critically endangered under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.

[1][5] As of 20 June 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).