Aframomum mala is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.[1] It was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann and Adolf Engler, and was given its current name by Karl Moritz Schumann.[2] It is a rhizomatous geophyte native to Tanzania.[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1904 In: Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 218
  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. ^ "Aframomum mala (K.Schum.) K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-27.