Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum mala (K.Schum.) K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 218 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & S. Central Tanzania. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K. Schum. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 46: 218 (1904).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1893 Holst, C. [2459] Tanzania K000099593 Type Yes
Frimodt-Möller, C.; Horlyck, V.; Joker, D. [s.n.] Tanzania K002671466 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6049] Tanzania K002671481 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1745] Tanzania K002671471 Yes
Frimodt-Möller, C.; Horlyck, V.; Joker, D. [s.n.] Tanzania K002671465 Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Wingfield, R.C. [4618] Tanzania K002671467 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6049] Tanzania K002671480 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [985] Tanzania K002671472 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1155] Tanzania K002671475 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [494] Tanzania K002671469 Yes
Price, D.; Mhoro, B. [WK323] Tanzania K002671478 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, Q.; Mtui, A.; Jones, T.; Rovero, F.; Laizzer, R. [9217] Tanzania K002671474 Yes
Congdon [53] Tanzania K002671464 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1155] Tanzania K002671476 Yes
Nagata, K.M. [3684] K:SPC-52253.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1745] Tanzania K002671470 Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Wingfield, R.C. [4618] Tanzania K002671468 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-37489.000 No
Iversen, S.T.; Ruffo, C.K.; Steiner, M. [86197] Tanzania K002671479 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3560] Tanzania K002671477 Yes
Congdon [53] Tanzania K002671463 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [[11256]] Tanzania K002671473 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 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