Aframomum alpinum

Aframomum alpinum is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by François Gagnepain, and given its current name by Karl Moritz Schumann.[1] Aframomum alpinum is part of the genus Aframomum and the family Zingiberaceae.[2][3]

Aframomum alpinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Aframomum
Species:
A. alpinum
Binomial name
Aframomum alpinum
(Gagnep.) K.Schum.

Range

The species is found in the undergrowth of montane forest from 1200 to 1700 meters in Tanzania.[2][4]

References
  1. H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1904 In: Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 220
  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. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. "Aframomum alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
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