Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum fragrans D.J.Harris & Wortley

First published in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 104: 136 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Nigeria to W. Cameroon. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Harris, D.J. & Wortley, A.H. (2018). Monograph of Aframomum (Zingiberaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 104: 1-204.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harris, D. [3819] Cameroon K001422600 Yes
Etugo, M. [1817] Cameroon K001422607 Yes
Etuge, M. [1334] Cameroon K001422605 Yes
Harris, D. [3735] Cameroon K001422602 Yes
Ndam, N. [746] Cameroon K001422603 Yes
Nguembock [31] Cameroon K001422601 Yes
Watts, J.P. [111] Cameroon K001422599 Yes
Ndam, N. [668] Cameroon K001422598 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Enow, J.; Tampie, D.; Tako, T.; Obi, M. [14323] Cameroon K001518652 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10458] Cameroon K001518661 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10458] Cameroon K001518662 Yes
Sonké, B. [671] Cameroon K001480146 Yes
Cheek, M.; Bruneau, A.; Epie,J.; O'kah; Seyoum, T.; Muli,J.; Gosline, G. [7540] Cameroon K001480144 Yes
Watts, J. [717] Cameroon K001480145 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [499] Cameroon K001480142 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [501] Cameroon K001480143 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0