Aframomum alboviolaceum
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Near Yafira Village, Lomami River, Oriental, DR Congo.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Yafira Village, Lomami River, Oriental, DR Congo.
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| Synonyms: |
Aframomum biauriculatum K. Schum. Aframomum candidum Gagnep. Amomum alboviolaceum Ridl. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial herb, growing from an extensive underground rhizome, c. 8 mm in diameter. Leafy shoots up to 1.5 m tall. Flowers pale mauve to almost white, with a yellow patch at the base of the lip. Fruit ovoid, up to 10 cm long, beaked with the remains of the calyx tube. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | alboviolaceum: whitish-purple. |
| Habitat: | In moist woodland or wooded grassland, usually near the margins with forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 40 - 1400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa as far as Angola, Zambia and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 29 September 2012 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 142. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 208. Lock, J.M. (1985). Zingiberaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 34 - 35. Lock, J.M. (2010). Zingiberaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 137 - 139. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 243. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 138. |
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