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Aframomum alpinum

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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
Synonyms[2]
  • Amomum alpinum Gagnep.
  • Aframomum zimmermannii K.Schum.

Aframomum alpinum is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by François Gagnepain, and given its current name by Karl Moritz Schumann.[3] Aframomum alpinum is part of the genus Aframomum and the family Zingiberaceae.[4][5]

Range

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

References

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  1. ^ Harris, D.J.; Wortley, A.H.; Olander, S.B. (2019). "Aframomum alpinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T117177707A124285195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T117177707A124285195.en. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Aframomum alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  3. ^ H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1904 In: Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 220
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families