Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper

First published in Kew Bull. 21: 133 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guinea to W. Ivory Coast. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Introduced into:

Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 21: 133, figs. 1 & 2 (1967).

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?
Jan 1, 2017 Scott-Elliot, G.F. [4511] Sierra Leone K001208392 Type Yes
Pyne, C.T. [87] Sierra Leone K:SPC-25757.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4289] Sierra Leone K002670978 Yes
WRQ, L.W.; Sidibe, O. [15655] Mali K002670967 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [13627] Cote d'Ivoire K002670987 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [472] Sierra Leone K002670976 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-66395.000 No
s.coll. [G 366] Sierra Leone K002670969 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2820] Sierra Leone K002670970 Yes
Pyne, C.T. [87] Sierra Leone K002670979 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4287] Sierra Leone K002670974 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL 1818] Sierra Leone K002670975 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [472] Sierra Leone K002670971 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7947] Cote d'Ivoire K002670985 Yes
Afzelius, A. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002670972 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4289] Sierra Leone K002670977 Yes
Sierra Leone K:SPC-66269.000 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [13461] Guinea K002670968 Yes
Liberia K:SPC-66672.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-66307.000 No
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7831] Cote d'Ivoire K002670981 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7947] Cote d'Ivoire K002670986 Yes
Pyne, C.T. [87] Sierra Leone K002670980 Yes
Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-66317.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1553 B] Liberia K002670984 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21411] Liberia K002670983 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4287] Sierra Leone K002670973 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21151] Liberia K002670982 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 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