Aframomum alboviolaceum

Aframomum alboviolaceum

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cabinda | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Genus:
Aframomum
Species:
Aframomum alboviolaceum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
300 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
apr,may,jun,jul
Bloom Colors:
white, violet

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, insects
Fragrant:
Yes

Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch