Aframomum daniellii

(Hook.f.) K.Schum.

Zingiberaceae

+ Synonyms

Amomum angustifolium T.Hanb.

Amomum daniellii Hook.f.

Cardamomum daniellii (Hook.f.) Kuntze

Common Name:

Drawing of the leaves and flowers
Photograph by: Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 80 [ser. 3, vol. 10]: t. 4764 (1854) [W.H. Fitch]

General Information

Aframomum daniellii is a tall, herbaceous perennial plant producing leafy stems from a rhizomatous rootstock.
The plant is gathered from the wild for use as a spice, It is sometimes cultivated as a spice and is also grown as an ornamental[

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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

West tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Central African Republic, south to Angola.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The seeds are used as a spice[

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Title: Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
Author
Website: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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