Guinea Grains
Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.
Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum. is a species in the Zingiberaceae family, commonly known as Guinea Grains. It is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, with a distribution that includes Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, and other regions. The species was first described in 1904.
Description
Aframomum angustifolium is a member of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, and is found across tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is known by the common name Guinea Grains. The plant is part of the genus Aframomum, which includes several species of aromatic plants. It grows in a wide range of countries, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, and Nigeria. The species was first published in 1904.
Other common names
Guinea GrainsLongoza PlantMlelgueta Pepper
Distribution
Global · Angola · Benin · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Repu · Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Gulf of Guinea Is. · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mozambique · Nigeria · Rwanda · Seychelles · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zaïre · Zimbabwe · GN
Synonyms
Aframomum baumanniiAframomum sanguineumAframomum sceleratumAmomum angustifoliumAmomum clusiiAmomum madagascarienseAmomum meleguetaAmomum sanguineumAmomum sansibaricumCardamomum angustifoliumCardamomum clusiiCardamomum meleguetaZingiber meleguetaAmomum madagascariensisAmomum danielii
