Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum citratum (J.Pereira) K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 214 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Nigeria to Gabon. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Koechlin in Fl. Cam. 4: 54, t. 11.
  • Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 42, t. 8
  • in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 46: 214 (1904)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Harris, D.J. & Wortley, A.H. (2018). Monograph of Aframomum (Zingiberaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 104: 1-204.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Mann, G. [1052] Gabon K000662778 Type No
Jan 1, 2017 Mann, G. [1052] Gabon K000662779 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Mann, G. [1052] Gabon K000662780 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Mann, G. [1052] Gabon K000662781 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Mann, G. [V 1052] Gabon K001208405 Type No
Tchouto, P. [504] Cameroon K001480132 Yes
Ndam, N. [799] Cameroon K001480131 Yes
Ndam, N. [799] Cameroon K001480130 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [322] Cameroon K001480129 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [322] Cameroon K001480128 Yes
s.coll. [2478] K002671217 Yes
Sanford, W.W.; Sabater [6058] Equatorial Guinea K002671215 Yes
Sabater; Sanford [6053] Equatorial Guinea K002671216 Yes
Jalbot, P.A. [90] Nigeria K002670891 Yes
Webb, J.; Bullock, S. [621] Cameroon K002671214 Yes
Matchu-Mandje, D. [1705] Gabon K002671218 Yes
Matchu-Mandje, D. [1705] Gabon K002671219 Yes
s.coll. [[11801]] Malaysia Amomum macrolepis K002673470 Yes
Haviland [446] Malaysia Amomum macrolepis K002673468 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [12447] Malaysia Amomum macrolepis K002673469 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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