Biology:Aframomum geocarpum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aframomum geocarpum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Aframomum
Species:
A. geocarpum
Binomial name
Aframomum geocarpum
Lock & J.B.Hall

Aframomum geocarpum is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by John Michael Lock and J.B. Hall.[1][2]

Range

Aframomum geocarpum is native to West Africa, from Sierra Leone to Ghana.[3]

References

  1. Lock, J. M.; Hall, J. B. (1973). "Three New Species of Aframomum K. Schum. (Zingiberaceae) from Ghana, with Notes on Spherical Geocarpic Fruits in the Genus". Kew Bulletin 28 (3): 441–449. doi:10.2307/4108889. 
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T. et al., eds (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/9736442. 
  3. "Aframomum geocarpum in Global Plants". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Aframomum.geocarpum. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15318339 entry