Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum luteoalbum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 216 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. South Sudan to NW. Tanzania. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 253 (1956).
  • K. Schum. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 46: 216 (1904).
  • Lock in Kew Bulletin 31: 270 (1976).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1976 Schweinfurth, G.A. [3272] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000865926 Neotype Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Bayona, W.; Festo, L.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4861] Tanzania K002671401 Yes
Yamada, T. [29] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671039 Yes
Linder, P. [3520] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671041 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [1091] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671040 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Muhanguzi, H.; Maganyi, O.; Nkuutu, D. [670] Uganda K002671398 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [Ly 5882] Uganda K002671393 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.N.; Waiswa, D. [1334] Uganda K001553625 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [1154] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671037 Yes
Dawkins [353] Uganda K002671397 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3214] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671042 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [353] Uganda K:SPC-17092.000 No
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [Ly 5882] Uganda K002671390 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D 353] Uganda K002671396 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 3062] Uganda K002671400 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [862] Uganda K002671394 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Muhanguzi, H.; Maganyi, O.; Nkuutu, D. [670] Uganda K002671399 Yes
Louis, J. [14055] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671034 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [862] Uganda K002671395 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 1758] Uganda K002671392 Yes
{Dr. Jean Louis} [5702] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671038 Yes
Dhetchuvi, M.M. [343] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671032 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [1154] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671033 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [Ly 5882] Uganda K002671391 Yes
Louis, J. [14055] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671036 Yes
Yamada, T. [29] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671035 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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