Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum chrysanthum Lock

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 48: 396 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Jul 1, 1980 Hall; Hossain [s.n] Ghana K000099562 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL3663] Sierra Leone K002670730 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Amponsah, J.; Welsing, A. [1704] Ghana K002670752 Yes
FNH; J.M. [8047A] Cote d'Ivoire K002670747 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2830] Sierra Leone K002670729 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002670750 Yes
s.coll. [4069] Sierra Leone K002670734 Yes
Cardiel, J.M.; Velayos, M.; Cabezas, F.; Fero, M. [12095] Equatorial Guinea K001569888 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4288] Sierra Leone K002670732 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4288] Sierra Leone K002670733 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Stone, J.; Amponsah, J.; Chintoh, M. [3516] Ghana K002670753 Yes
Adames, P. [607] Liberia K002670739 Yes
Lock, J.M.; Hall, J.B.; Swainie, M. [GC42846] Ghana K002670749 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8187] Cote d'Ivoire K002670744 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8047A] Cote d'Ivoire K002670746 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20200] Liberia K002670741 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4288] Sierra Leone K002670731 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [13432] Cote d'Ivoire K002670748 Yes
Adames, P. [422] Liberia K002670742 Yes
Adames, P. [607] Liberia K002670740 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8187] Cote d'Ivoire K002670745 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [270] Cote d'Ivoire K002670743 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20181] Liberia K002670736 Yes
Lock, J.M.; Hall, J.B.; Swaine, M. [GC 42846] Ghana K002670751 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [11002] Liberia K002670738 Yes
Harley, W.J. [1526A] Liberia K002670737 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20586] Liberia K002670735 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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