1343.000 Aframomum K. Schum.

Description of the genus

Large perennial plants with leafy shoots fully developed at flowering time; leaf sheaths always forming a distinct pseudostem; leaves distichous. Inflorescences arising from the base or from a rhizome. Flowers large, zygomorphic. Calyx spathaceous. Lateral petals narrow, posterior larger, hood-like. Staminode 1, large, petaloid (labellum); stamen 1, free; apex 3-lobed. Fruit a berry, usually red.

Worldwide: c. 50 species widely distributed in tropical Africa.

DRC: 1 taxon.

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alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Schum.Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Aframomum
Flora of Malawi: Aframomum
Flora of Mozambique: Aframomum
Flora of Rwanda: Aframomum
Flora of Zambia: Aframomum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aframomum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aframomum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aframomum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aframomum
JSTOR Plant Science: Aframomum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aframomum
Plants of the World Online: Aframomum
Tropicos: Aframomum
Wikipedia: Aframomum



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Genus page: Aframomum.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=396, retrieved 5 December 2024

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