Accession Data

Aframomum mala

Family: Zingiberaceae

Country of Origin: SW. South Sudan to Tanzania

Description: Perennial herb with extensive rhizome with red-brown chartaceous scales; leafy shoots 2-4 m tall;3

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession #: 199200131

Accession Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1112

Quantity: 1

Source: Lyon Arb.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Zingiberaceae

SubFamily: Alpinioideae

Tribe: Alpinieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 6 October 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 October 2015.
  3. Aframomum mala at African Plants Database. Accessed 6 October 2015.

Images

Aframomum mala