Aframomum geocarpum

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Aframomum geocarpum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. JSTOR 4108889.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Aframomum geocarpum in Global Plants".