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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. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa as far as Angola, Zambia and Mozambique. |
Malawi distribution: | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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. 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). 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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