Aframomum geocarpumLock&Hall [family ZINGIBERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Lock&Hall, 1972
Related name
Aframomum geocarpum
Common name
ngolo-wσni (FCD) pomubie (NWT) kpσni (FCD) kpσnubie (NWT) tondogbai (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
ε-sεba (NWT) trisia (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
sensam (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
adowa wisa = antelope's pepper; incorrectly applied - see A. chrysanthum (Lock (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
Information
Entry for Aframomum geocarpum Lock & Hall [family ZINGIBERACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 5
Aframomum geocarpumLock & Hall [family ZINGIBERACEAE]
Aframomum leptolepisnull [family ZINGIBERACEAE]
Common names
SIERRA LEONE: MENDE ngolo-wσni (FCD) pomubie (NWT) kpσni (FCD) kpσnubie (NWT) tondogbai (FCD) TEMNE ε-sεba (NWT) trisia (NWT) GHANA: AKAN-ASANTE sensam (FRI) TWI adowa wisa = antelope's pepper; incorrectly applied - see A. chrysanthum (Lock
Uses
(rhizome) Medicines: laxatives, etc.
Description
A forest herb to 1·90 m high; flowers pink, borne at ground level; in Sierra Leone to Ghana.It is recorded as being the commonest forest species in Ghana (3). The rhizome is boiled and the liquid is drunk for constipation (1).
