Aframomum
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Aframomum is a genus in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae
, found in west and central Africa
, and represented by approximately 50 species. It is larger than other genera in its family. Species are perennials and produce colorful flowers.
Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae, or the Ginger family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes, comprising ca. 52 genera and more than 1300 species, distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas.Many species are important...
, found in west and central Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, and represented by approximately 50 species. It is larger than other genera in its family. Species are perennials and produce colorful flowers.
Selected species
- A. albiflorum Lock
- A. alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum.
- A. alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum.
- A. amaniense Loes.
- A. angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.
- A. arundinaceum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
- A. atewae Lock & J.B.Hall
- A. aulacocarpos Pellegr. ex Koechlin
- A. cereum (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
- A. chrysanthum Lock
- A. citratum (C.Pereira) K.Schum.
- A. colosseum K.Schum.
- A. cordifolium Lock & J.B.Hall
- A. corrorimaAframomum corrorimaAframomum corrorima is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. The spice, known as korarima, Ethiopian cardamom, or false cardamom, is obtained from the plant's seeds , and is extensively used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. It is an ingredient in berbere, mitmita, awaze, and other...
(A.Braun) P.C.M.Jansen - A.daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
- A. elegans Lock
- A. elliottii (Baker) K.Schum.
- A. exscapum (Sims) Hepper
- A. flavum Lock
- A. geocarpum Lock & J.B.Hall
- A. giganteum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
- A. korarima (Baker) Cout. ex Engl.
- A. laurentii (De Wild. & T.Durand) K.Schum.
- A. laxiflorum Loes. ex Lock
- A. leptolepis (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- A. letestuanum Gagnep.
- A. limbatum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
- A. longiligulatum Koechlin
- A. longipetiolatum Koechlin
- A. longiscapum (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
- A. luteoalbum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- A. makandensis Dhetchuvi
- A. mala (K.Schum. ex Engl.) K.Schum.
- A. mannii (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
- A. meleguetaAframomum meleguetaAframomum melegueta is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. This spice, commonly known as grains of paradise, melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains or Guinea pepper, is obtained from the ground seeds; it gives a pungent, peppery flavour...
K.Schum. - A. mildbreadii Loes.
- A. orientale Lock
- A. pilosum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
- A. polyanthum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- A. pruinosum Gagnep.
- A. pseudostipulare Loes. & Mildbr. ex Koechlin
- A. rostratum K.Schum.
- A. sceleratum A.Chev.
- A. sceptrum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum. †
- A. singulariflorum Dhetchuvi
- A. spiroligulatum A.D.Poulsen & Lock
- A. stanfieldii Hepper
- A. strobilaceum (Sm.) Hepper
- A. subsericeum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
- A. sulcatum (Oliv. & D.Hanb. ex Baker) K.Schum.
- A. thonneri De Wild.
- A. uniflorum A.D.Poulsen & Lock
- A. verrucosum Lock
- A. wuerthii Dhetchuvi & Eb.Fisch.
- A. zambesiacumAframomum zambesiacumAframomum zambesiacum is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Its common name is Nangawo. It is native to Kimalila, part of the southern highlands in Tanzania. A. zambesiacum grows in upland and secondary forests, often near water, between altitudes of 1450 and 2050 m.A....
(Baker) K.Schum.
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- † Note: ThePlantList (Plant List entry for Aframomum sceptrum) considers A sceptrum a synonym of A. cereum; while GRIN (GRIN entry for Aframomum sceptrum) accepts the name. (Retrieved June 19, 2011)
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