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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. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| albiflorum Lock | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| angustifolium (Sonn.) K. Schum. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aframomum:
Flora of Mozambique: AframomumePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aframomum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aframomum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aframomum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aframomum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aframomum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aframomum
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