Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum albiflorum Lock

First published in Kew Bull. 39: 839 (1984)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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

  • Lock in Kew Bulletin 39: 839 (1984).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Goldsmith, B. [124/67] Zimbabwe K002671768 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1704] Zambia K002671744 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3254] Tanzania K002671614 Yes
La Croix, I.F.L. [729] Malawi K002671757 Yes
Wild, H. [5257] Zimbabwe K002671765 Yes
Pawek, J. [10416] Malawi K002671761 Yes
Pope, G.; Muller, T. [1688] Zimbabwe K002671771 Yes
Adamson, G. [155] Zambia K002671742 Yes
Wild, H. [5536] Zimbabwe K002671769 Yes
Pawek, J. [3493] Malawi K002671751 Yes
Pope, G.; Muller, T. [1688] Zimbabwe K002671770 Yes
la Croix, I.F. [729] Malawi K002671755 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Chase, N.C. [10511] Mozambique K002671746 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [377] Zimbabwe K002671772 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4900] Mozambique K000545250 No
Harris, T.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; Francisco, J.R.; Sithole, M.M.; Matimele, H.; de Sousa, C. [598] Mozambique K002671745 Yes
Wild, H. [5257] Zimbabwe K002671766 Yes
Pawek, J. [4219] Malawi K002671749 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5019] Zimbabwe K002671767 Yes
Pawek, J. [2938] Malawi K002671750 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [9405] Malawi K002671758 Yes
Pawek, J. [11986] Malawi K002671760 Yes
Schmitz, A. [3204] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002671258 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [7366] Malawi K002671747 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17777] Malawi K002671762 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3254] Tanzania K002671613 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [9405] Malawi K002671759 Yes
{Croix, E.A.S.; I. F. la Croix} [908] Malawi K002671754 Yes
Harris, T. [37] Mozambique K000545038 Yes
Moelazlis, A. [398] Malawi K002671752 Yes
Manktelow, S.J.; Swenson, U. [91209] Tanzania K002671615 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7200] Zimbabwe K002671764 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3254] Tanzania K002671612 Yes
[J. G. C. Croix] [729] Malawi K002671753 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [7366] Malawi K002671748 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17777] Malawi K002671763 Yes
Adamson, G. [155] Zambia K002671743 Yes
La Croix, I.F.L. [729] Malawi K002671756 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