Aframomum melegueta 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 melegueta K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], l.c. 204 (1904); Hepper in Kew Bull. 21: 130, t. 7 (1967); Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 58, t. 12, and in Fl. Cam. 4: 68, t. 14.
Amomum melegueta Rosc. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], , MonandrPlt98 (1828); F.T.A7: 303, non Griseke (1792)
Aframomum meleguetella K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE], l.c205 (1904)
Information
Tufted with leafy stems up to 3 ft. high; inflorescences at the base of the leafy stems, 1-flowered, very short; labellum pink or lilac; in shade, often cultivated.
Habitat
; in shade, often cultivated.
Range
Apparently native in W. Africa but also widely cultivated in various parts of tropical Africa, S. America and elsewhere in the tropics.
Distribution
Guin.: Sampouyara to Bérézia (cult., Feb.) Chev. 20773!S. L.: Regent, (cult.) Daniell! Makene (cult., May) Deighton 4144! Njala (cult., Feb., May) Deighton 5014! Bayabaya Sc.Lib.: Nimba (cult. fl. Dec., fr. Mar.) Adam 21105! Adames 838!Ghana: Aburi Gardens (cult.) Irvine 2049!Iv. C.: Alépé (Mar.) Chev. 17458!Dah.: Allada (Mar.) Chev. 23418!N. Nig.: Lapai (Mar.) Yates 38!S. Nig.: Yoruba Daniell! Ikure (Jan.) Holland 254! Aguku Dist. Thomas 845! Ibadan (cult. fr. Sept.) Binuyo 8 Onyeachusim FHI 56543!F. Po: Daniell!
Notes
Melegueta or (by corruption) Alligator pepper, Grains of Paradise.
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]
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