Aframomum orientale

Aframomum orientale is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.[1] It was first described by John Michael Lock.[2] It is listed as endangered by IUCN.[3]

Aframomum orientale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Aframomum
Species:
A. orientale
Binomial name
Aframomum orientale
Lock

Range

The native range of Aframomum orientale is from Southeast Kenya to East Tanzania.[4]

References

  1. Lock, 1984 In: Kew Bull. 39: 837
  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. Edinburgh), Alexandra Wortley (RBG; Assessments), Sanna Birgitta Olander (Global Tree; Edinburgh), David Harris (IUCN SSC Central African Plant RLA / RBG (2018-03-09). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Aframomum orientale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. "Aframomum orientale Lock | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.


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