Zingiberaceae
Aframomum

Aframomum spiroligulatum Lock & A.D.Poulsen

First published in Kew Bull. 52: 608 (1997)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Uganda to SW. Rwanda. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Rwanda, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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?
Poulsen, A.D. [685] Uganda K002671578 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Muhanguzi, H.; Nkuutu, D. [711] Uganda K002671580 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Katende, A.; Muhanguzi, H.; Nkuutu, D. [567] Uganda K002671573 Yes
Bridson, D. [360] Rwanda K002671222 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [685] Uganda K002671576 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [685] Uganda K002671579 Yes
Bridson, D. [360] Rwanda K002671223 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Katende, A.; Muhanguzi, H.; Nkuutu, D. [567] Uganda K002671575 Yes
Poulsen, A.D. [567] Uganda K:SPC-70194.000 Isotype No
Poulsen, A.D. [685] Uganda K002671577 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Katende, A.; Muhanguzi, H.; Nkuutu, D. [567] Uganda K002671574 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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