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Aframomum rostratum

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Name

Identification
Aframomum subericeum (Oliv.; Hanb.) K.Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE ] Aframomum rostratum unrecorded [family ZINGIBERACEAE ] Verified by Lock, J.M., Aframomum elegans Lock [family ZINGIBERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Aframomum elegans
  • Aframomum subericeum
  • Aframomum rostratum
Common name
  • (Guinea-Bissau) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • belencufa (JDES; RdoF) (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • éhumaye (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • yumaye (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bumay (K&A; JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • férene (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • tira mondol (K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bufadii (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Aframomum sceptrum (Oliv. & Hanb.) K. Schum [family ZINGIBERACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Aframomum sceptrum (Oliv. & Hanb.) K. Schum [family ZINGIBERACEAE], . l.c. 214 (1904); Morton, Lilies & Orch. fig. 38; Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 40, t. 7, and in Fl. Cam. 4: 52, t. 10; Chev. Bot. 626.
Amomum sceptrum Oliv. & Hanb. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], (1864)-Baker in BotMagt5761; F.T.A7: 306
Aframomum granum-paradisi [family ZINGIBERACEAE], of KSchuml.c213 (1904) partly (excl. Daniell); F.T.A7: 304; F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 331.
A cereum (Hook. f.) K. Schum. [family ], l.c. 210 (1904).
Amomum cereum Hook. f. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], (1854)-Baker in Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 2477; F.T.A. 7: 309.?
Aframomum rostratum K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], l.c. 215 (1904).
Information
Forestherb with pale lilac flowers; inflorescences may be about 1 ft. long at the foot of the leafy shoot or at ground level from the rhizome at some distance from the leaves.
Habitat
Forest
Distribution
S. L.: Regent Daniell!Lib.: Suacoco, Gbanga (Sept.) Daniel 8 Okeke 16! Jaurazon (Mar.) Baldwin 11475! Nimba Reserve (Sept.) Adames 596!Iv.C.: Grabo to Taté (Aug.) Chev. 19768!Ghana: Pokoase (Apr.) Plumptre 102! Aburi (Mar.)Dah.: Ouidah (fr. Apr.) Chev. 23444! Port-Novo (Mar.) Chev. 233451N. Nig.: Jemaa Dist. (Aug.) Killick 8! Nupe Barter 1543!S. Nig.: Akilla Plantations (Apr.) Jones 8 Onochie FHI 17401! Ikoyi Plains (Jan.) Dalz. 1280! Onitsha Barter 1787! Brass Barter 38! Port Harcourt (Sept.) Stubbings 58!
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun
Gabon
Middle Congo
Angola

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