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1343.000 Aframomum
Description of the genus
Large perennial plants with leafy shoots fully developed at flowering time; leaf sheaths always forming a distinct pseudostem; leaves distichous. Inflorescences arising from the base or from a rhizome. Flowers large, zygomorphic. Calyx spathaceous. Lateral petals narrow, posterior larger, hood-like. Staminode 1, large, petaloid (labellum); stamen 1, free; apex 3-lobed. Fruit a berry, usually red. Worldwide: c. 50 species widely distributed in tropical Africa. Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| albiflorum Lock | E | Description, Image |
| angustifolium (Sonn.) K. Schum. | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aframomum:
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Flora of Burundi: AframomumFlora of the DRC: Aframomum
Flora of Malawi: Aframomum
Flora of Mozambique: Aframomum
Flora of Rwanda: Aframomum
Flora of Zambia: Aframomum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AframomumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aframomum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aframomum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aframomum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aframomum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aframomum
JSTOR Plant Science: Aframomum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aframomum
Plants of the World Online: Aframomum
Tropicos: Aframomum
Wikipedia: Aframomum
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