Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum plicatum D.J.Harris & Wortley

First published in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 104: 157 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Cameroon. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon

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?
Etuge, M.; Jeanne-aimee; Ndene; Suinyuy; Tah; Bhandal. [4486r] Cameroon K001518648 Yes
Ndam, N. [669] Cameroon K001480154 Yes
Sonké, B. [1054] Cameroon K001480155 Yes
Harris, D.J. [6757] Cameroon K001480152 Isotype Yes
Akogo, M. [232] Cameroon K001422604 Yes
Cable, S. [329] Cameroon K001422606 Yes
Ekena, S.N. [863] Cameroon K001480162 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [498] Cameroon K001480164 Yes
Ndam, N. [1213] Cameroon K001480153 Yes
Etuge, M. [4849] Cameroon K001518665 Yes
Lane, P.; Anone; Barrington; Etuge; Groves; Logan [362] Cameroon K001480158 Yes
Harris, D.J.; [3821] Cameroon K001480159 Yes
Faucher, P.; Faucher, M.; Etuge, M.; Furneaux, P. [42] Cameroon K001480160 Yes
Harris, D. [3736] Cameroon K001480161 Yes
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S.; [1724] Cameroon K001480163 Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda; Wood; Joseph; John [1654] Cameroon K001480165 Yes
Tchouto, P.; Thomas, D.W. [509] Cameroon K001480156 Yes
Watts, J.; Njie; Ndumbe,P. [1120] Cameroon K001480151 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [1605] Nigeria K002671017 Yes
Thomas, D. [3373] Cameroon K002671274 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [1594] Nigeria K002671018 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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