Aframomum

Aframomum is a genus in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is widespread across tropical Africa as well as on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius).[2] It is represented by approximately 50 species. It is larger than other genera in its family. Its species are perennials and produce colorful flowers.[3]

Aframomum
Unidentified Aframomum in flower
The nangawo (Aframomum zambesiacum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
Genus: Aframomum
K.Schum[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Alexis Salisb., without description
  • Marogna Salisb., without description

Aframomum melegueta (Melegueta pepper) is an economically important edible crop in West Africa.[4]

Species

Species are:[2]

  • Aframomum albiflorum Lock
  • Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum amaniense Loes.
  • Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum arundinaceum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum atewae Lock & J.B.Hall
  • Aframomum aulacocarpos Pellegr. ex Koechlin
  • Aframomum cereum (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum chrysanthum Lock
  • Aframomum citratum (C.Pereira) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum colosseum K.Schum.
  • Aframomum cordifolium Lock & J.B.Hall
  • Aframomum corrorima (A.Braun) P.C.M.Jansen ‑ korima
  • Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum elegans Lock
  • Aframomum elliottii (Baker) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper
  • Aframomum flavum Lock
  • Aframomum geocarpum Lock & J.B.Hall
  • Aframomum giganteum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum kayserianum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum laurentii (De Wild. & T.Durand) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum laxiflorum Loes. ex Lock
  • Aframomum leptolepis (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum letestuanum Gagnep.
  • Aframomum limbatum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum longiligulatum Koechlin
  • Aframomum longipetiolatum Koechlin
  • Aframomum longiscapum (Hook.f.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum luteoalbum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum makandensis Dhetchuvi
  • Aframomum mala (K.Schum. ex Engl.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum mannii (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum melegueta K.Schum ‑ grains of paradise
  • Aframomum mildbraedii Loes.
  • Aframomum orientale Lock
  • Aframomum pilosum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum polyanthum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum pruinosum Gagnep.
  • Aframomum pseudostipulare Loes. & Mildbr. ex Koechlin
  • Aframomum rostratum K.Schum.
  • Aframomum sceleratum A.Chev.
  • Aframomum sericeum Dhetchuvi & D.J.Harris
  • Aframomum singulariflorum Dhetchuvi
  • Aframomum spiroligulatum A.D.Poulsen & Lock
  • Aframomum stanfieldii Hepper
  • Aframomum strobilaceum (Sm.) Hepper
  • Aframomum subsericeum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum sulcatum (Oliv. & D.Hanb. ex Baker) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum thonneri De Wild.
  • Aframomum uniflorum A.D.Poulsen & Lock
  • Aframomum verrucosum Lock
  • Aframomum wuerthii Dhetchuvi & Eb.Fisch.
  • Aframomum zambesiacum (Baker) K.Schum. ‑ nangawo

See also

References
  1. The genus Aframomum was first published as a taxon in Das Pflanzenreich ["The Plant Kingdom"] IV. 46(Heft 20): 201. 1904, with no type species given. "Name – Aframomum K.Schum". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 18 June 2011. Note: type not designated
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Tane, Pierre; Tatsimo, Simplice D.; Ayimele, Godfred A.; Connolly, Joseph D. Bioactive metabolites from Aframomum species. 11th NAPRECA Symposium Book of Proceedings. Antananarivo, Madagascar. pp. 214–223. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
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