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Aframomum daniellii

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Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Aframomum daniellii Lock J. M. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Filed as Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Holotype of Aframomum chrysanthum Lock [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Filed as Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K.Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

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Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Latilo, M. G., 1969

bastard melegueta (Daniell in Herb. Hook.), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
alosso (A&AA) (IVORY COAST ? tohohuin (A&AA) tsugbun (A&AA), BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
aburo-wawa = corn-leaved melegueta (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
kébeleka (JMD) (TOGO, TEM (Tschaudjo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
barsalo (JMD) (FERNANDO PO, BUBI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Flora of West Tropical Africa

Reference Sources

Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,

Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], l.c. 218 (1904); Aké Assi, Contrib.2: 15 [225]; Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 55, t. 10, and in Fl. Cam. 4: 64, t. 12.

Amomum afzelii (1852); Baker [family ZINGIBERACEAE], in HookKew JournHot4: 129, t5 (as)in BotMagt4764.

A daniellii var. purpureum Hook. f. [family ], l.c. 6: 294 (1854).

Aframomum angustifolium [family ZINGIBERACEAE], of F.T.A. 7: 308, partly (syn. & W. Afr. specimens).

Aframomum hanburyi K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], l.c. 217 (1904); Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 56, and in Fl. Cam. 4: 65.

A tall herb inmoist shady places; flowers clustered at the base or on short peduncles, decorative with waxy red perianth and yellowish labellum; fruits red, in erect bunches.

moist shady places

Guin.: Conakry Maclaud 40!S. L.: Loma Mts. (fl. &fr. June) Morton SL 3663!Iv. C.: Grabo (July) Chev. 19639! Mamba Mangenot 8 Aké Assi IA 547. Yapo Aké Assi IA 4032.S. Nig.: Akilla F.R., Ijebu Dist. (fr. Mar.) Emwiogbon FHI 47172! Owo (fl. 8 fr. July) Stanfield 105! Oban F.R., Calabar (Feb.) Onochie FHI 36343x! Afi River F.R., Ogoja Prov. (May) Jones 8 Onochie FHI 17338!F. Po: Daniell! Barter! Mann 1170! Mioko, 4,500 ft. (Feb.) Exell 855!

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