Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Aframomum

Characteristics

A ginger family plant. It is a herb with stems 1-2 m high. The leaves are on the upper part of the leafy stems. The flowers are white with some pink colour and they have a yellow throat. The fruit are hairy and red. They have deep corrugates along them. The seeds are black and shiny.
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Fruits red, pubescent and deeply corrugated longitudinally when fresh, corrugations become indistinct on drying and are often difficult to distinguish
A forest herb with leafy stems 4-6 ft. high, the leaves borne on the upper part
Flowers white, flushed with pink, throat yellow
Seeds shiny black, pungent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.22 - 1.83
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are used as a spice. The seeds are pungent.
Uses animal food food gene source material medicinal spice
Edible seeds
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Distribution

Aframomum exscapum world distribution map, present in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Aframomum exscapum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000338063
COL ID 65DJR
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Synonyms

Aframomum leonense Amomum afzelii Amomum cuspidatum Cardamomum grandiflorum Aframomum cuspidatum Amomum exscapum Cardamomum afzelii Aframomum exscapum Amomum grandiflorum