Aframomum

Aframomum
The nangawo (Aframomum zambesiacum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:Alpinioideae
Tribe:Alpinieae
Genus:Aframomum
K.Schum[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Alexis Salisb., without description
  • Marogna Salisb., without description

Aframomum is a genus in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is widespread across tropical Africa as well as on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius).[2] It is represented by approximately 50 species. It is larger than other genera in its family. Its species are perennials and produce colorful flowers.[3]

Species[2]
  1. Aframomum albiflorum Lock
  2. Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum.
  3. Aframomum alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum.
  4. Aframomum amaniense Loes.
  5. Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.
  6. Aframomum arundinaceum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  7. Aframomum atewae Lock & J.B.Hall
  8. Aframomum aulacocarpos Pellegr. ex Koechlin
  9. Aframomum cereum (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
  10. Aframomum chrysanthum Lock
  11. Aframomum citratum (C.Pereira) K.Schum.
  12. Aframomum colosseum K.Schum.
  13. Aframomum cordifolium Lock & J.B.Hall
  14. Aframomum corrorima (A.Braun) P.C.M.Jansen
  15. Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
  16. Aframomum elegans Lock
  17. Aframomum elliottii (Baker) K.Schum.
  18. Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper
  19. Aframomum flavum Lock
  20. Aframomum geocarpum Lock & J.B.Hall
  21. Aframomum giganteum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  22. Aframomum kayserianum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  23. Aframomum laurentii (De Wild. & T.Durand) K.Schum.
  24. Aframomum laxiflorum Loes. ex Lock
  25. Aframomum leptolepis (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  26. Aframomum letestuanum Gagnep.
  27. Aframomum limbatum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  28. Aframomum longiligulatum Koechlin
  29. Aframomum longipetiolatum Koechlin
  30. Aframomum longiscapum (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
  31. Aframomum luteoalbum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  32. Aframomum makandensis Dhetchuvi
  33. Aframomum mala (K.Schum. ex Engl.) K.Schum.
  34. Aframomum mannii (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  35. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum
  36. Aframomum mildbraedii Loes.
  37. Aframomum orientale Lock
  38. Aframomum pilosum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  39. Aframomum polyanthum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  40. Aframomum pruinosum Gagnep.
  41. Aframomum pseudostipulare Loes. & Mildbr. ex Koechlin
  42. Aframomum rostratum K.Schum.
  43. Aframomum sceleratum A.Chev.
  44. Aframomum sericeum Dhetchuvi & D.J.Harris
  45. Aframomum singulariflorum Dhetchuvi
  46. Aframomum spiroligulatum A.D.Poulsen & Lock
  47. Aframomum stanfieldii Hepper
  48. Aframomum strobilaceum (Sm.) Hepper
  49. Aframomum subsericeum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  50. Aframomum sulcatum (Oliv. & D.Hanb. ex Baker) K.Schum.
  51. Aframomum thonneri De Wild.
  52. Aframomum uniflorum A.D.Poulsen & Lock
  53. Aframomum verrucosum Lock
  54. Aframomum wuerthii Dhetchuvi & Eb.Fisch.
  55. Aframomum zambesiacum (Baker) K.Schum.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The genus Aframomum was first published as a taxon in Das Pflanzenreich ["The Plant Kingdom"] IV. 46(Heft 20): 201. 1904, with no type species given. "Name – Aframomum K.Schum". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 18 June 2011. Note: type not designated
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Tane, Pierre; Tatsimo, Simplice D.; Ayimele, Godfred A.; Connolly, Joseph D. Bioactive metabolites from Aframomum species. 11th NAPRECA Symposium Book of Proceedings. Antananarivo, Madagascar. pp. 214–223. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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