Aframomum alboviolaceum

Aframomum alboviolaceum belongs to the genus Aframomum and is part of the Zingiberaceae family, commonly known as the ginger family. The species was initially described by Ridley and later assigned its current scientific name by K.Schum. It is found in a range of African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, and Malawi. The Catalog of Life does not list any subspecies for this species.