Zingiberaceae

Aframomum K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 201 (1904)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

French Guiana, Guyana, Mauritius, Seychelles, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Harris, D.J. & Wortley, A.H. (2018). Monograph of Aframomum (Zingiberaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 104: 1-204.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4. 46, Zingib.: 201 (1904).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B.L. Burtt & R.M. Smith in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 31: 177-228 (1972)
  • Lock & J.B. Hall in Boissiera 24: 225-231 (1975)
  • in E.P. IV. 46: 201 (1904)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Dume [597] Cameroon K001422777 Yes
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11017] Cameroon K000683587 Yes
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11897] Cameroon K000580153 Yes
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11897] Cameroon K000683613 No
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11017] Cameroon K000580079 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Tchiengue, B. [2186] Cameroon K000338089 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Tchiengue, B. [2186] Cameroon K000580076 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [11554] Cameroon K000580143 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Etuge, M. [5300] Cameroon K000683173 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Nana felicite [72] Cameroon K000580144 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2272] Cameroon K000580075 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [11554] Cameroon K000683606 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2645] Cameroon K000580052 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2598] Cameroon K000580061 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Etuge, M. [5300] Cameroon K000580169 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Etuge, M. [5300] Cameroon K000683174 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M.; Kpoumie; Chouaibou; Toh; Biye; Tadjouteu; van der Rheede; Iwanaka; Achu; Garcia. [10505] Cameroon K001562002 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M.; Kpoumie; Chouaibou; Toh; Biye; Tadjouteu; van der Rheede; Iwanaka; Achu; Garcia. [10505] Cameroon K001562003 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Biye, E.; Cheek, M.; Ayako; Nana; Tadjouteu, F. C. J.; Garcia, J.; Trinder, C.; Toh, C.; Kumecha, K.; Chouaibou, K.; Nkankano, P. [101] Cameroon K001562005 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Biye, E.; Cheek, M.; Ayako; Nana; Tadjouteu, F. C. J.; Garcia, J.; Trinder, C.; Toh, C.; Kumecha, K.; Chouaibou, K.; Nkankano, P. [101] Cameroon K001562006 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [10505] Cameroon K000460200 No
Jan 1, 2004 Biye, E. [101] Cameroon K000460209 No
Stanfield [170] Nigeria K:SPC-34665.000 No
Cheek, M.; et al. [5544] Cameroon K:SPC-63767.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [10825] Cameroon K001412795 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [201b] Cameroon K000609771 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4780] Tanzania K001569053 No
Hedberg, O. [4780] Tanzania K001569052 No
Tutin, C. [3] Gabon K:SPC-51534.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2414] Central African Republic K:SPC-60570.001 No
Cable, S.; Ajang, D.; Ndue, H.; Mwasimbi, L.; Donery, B. [3680] Cameroon K001553741 Yes
Tchouto, P. [993] Cameroon K001418656 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-18940.000 No
Cable, S. [3715] Cameroon K:SPC-63846.000 No
Ekema, S.N. [500] Cameroon K001383811 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [501] Cameroon K001383812 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [203] Cameroon K001422612 Yes
Milne-Redhead [2875] Zambia K:SPC-39285.000 No
Jones, E.W. [192] Nigeria K:SPC-34481.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2285] Central African Republic K:SPC-63042.000 No
Cable, S. [3774] Cameroon K:SPC-61695.000 No
Cable, S.; Katende, A.; Gupta, B.; Assefa; Mungai, G; Okebiro, D.; Beers, B. [3224] Cameroon K000609768 Yes
Tchouto, P.; Thomas; D.W. [506] Cameroon K001480135 Yes
Harris, D.J. [2285] Central African Republic K:SPC-63059.000 No
Buxton Uganda K:SPC-17350.000 No
Harris, D.J. [3169] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-60570.004 No
Harris, D.J. [3281] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-63043.000 No
Coode, M. [9381] Mauritius K:SPC-33451.000 No
K:SPC-66273.000 No
Cheek, M.; et al. [5545] Cameroon K:SPC-63824.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2794] Cameroon K:SPC-63124.000 No
Scholes, J. [75] Ghana K:SPC-33776.000 No
Harley, R.M. [9536] Tanzania K:SPC-22142.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2698] Cameroon K:SPC-63125.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [1691] Kenya K:SPC-18939.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [90] Zambia K:SPC-17349.000 No
Cable, S. [3224] Cameroon K:SPC-61743.000 No
Liberia K:SPC-18998.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2795] Cameroon K:SPC-60569.000 No
Cable, S.; Hermanns, M.; Laird, J.; Hurst, L.; Koopman, S.; Iwatt, J.; Ekpe, K. [1983] Cameroon K:SPC-76190.000 No
Dhetchuvi, M.-M. [1694] Gabon K000099586 Isotype Yes
Dhetchuvi, M.-M. [1694] Gabon K000099587 Isotype Yes
Dhetchuvi, M.-M. [1694] Gabon K000099585 Isotype Yes
Harris, D.J. [2415] Central African Republic K:SPC-60570.000 No
Etuge, M. [4057] Cameroon K:SPC-63803.000 No
Congdon [53] Tanzania K:SPC-49693.000 No
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [1583] Tanzania K:SPC-07360.000 No
Etuge, M. [1511] Cameroon K:SPC-63827.000 No
Bridson, D. [360] Rwanda K:SPC-43852.000 No
Cheek, M. [8332] Cameroon K:SPC-61932.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2698] Cameroon K:SPC-29047.922 No
Harris, D.J. [2351] Central African Republic K:SPC-63117.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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