Aframomum alpinum
| Aframomum alpinum | |
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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. alpinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aframomum alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum.
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Aframomum alpinum is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by François Gagnepain, and given its current name by Karl Moritz Schumann.[1] Aframomum alpinum is part of the genus Aframomum and the family Zingiberaceae.[2][3]
Range
The species is found in the undergrowth of montane forest from 1200 to 1700 meters in Tanzania.[2][4]
References
- ^ H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1904 In: Pflanzenr. , IV, 46: 220
- ^ 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.
- ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Aframomum alpinum (Gagnep.) K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".