Aframomum daniellii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Aframomum |
Species: | A. daniellii
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Binomial name | |
Aframomum daniellii K. Schum.
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Aframomum daniellii, also known as African cardamom, is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker, and got its current name from Karl Moritz Schumann. [1] [2]
Aframomum daniellii is found in West tropical Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Central African Republic, south to Angola. [3]
A. daniellii is traditionally used as a spice in the regions of Africa it is native. The plant is also used for medicinal purposes as a laxative, anti-parasitic, and to fight other microbial infections. [4]
Aframomum daniellii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Aframomum |
Species: | A. daniellii
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Binomial name | |
Aframomum daniellii K. Schum.
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Aframomum daniellii, also known as African cardamom, is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker, and got its current name from Karl Moritz Schumann. [1] [2]
Aframomum daniellii is found in West tropical Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Central African Republic, south to Angola. [3]
A. daniellii is traditionally used as a spice in the regions of Africa it is native. The plant is also used for medicinal purposes as a laxative, anti-parasitic, and to fight other microbial infections. [4]