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Taxon:
Aframomum melegueta
K. Schum.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Aframomum
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Alpinioideae
Tribe:
Alpinieae
Nomen number:
101012
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 46(Heft 20):204. 1904
Verified:
11/05/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amomum melegueta
Roscoe
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson.
Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Note:
based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
http://www.skud.info
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames. 1984
Duke, J. A. et al.
CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Encke, F. et al.
Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Note:
=
Aframomum melegueta
(Roscoe) K. Schum.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Note:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Aframomum+melegueta&quantity=1
Hanelt, P., ed.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Note:
American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Terrell, E. E. et al.
Agric. Handb. no. 505. 1986
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
English
alligator-pepper –
Reference(s)
grains-of-paradise –
Reference(s)
Guinea-grains –
Reference(s)
Guinea-pepper –
Reference(s)
melegueta-pepper –
Reference(s)
French
graines de paradis –
Reference(s)
maniguette –
Reference(s)
melegueta –
Reference(s)
German
Malagettapfeffer –
Reference(s)
Paradieskörner –
Reference(s)
Spanish
malagueta –
Reference(s)
Swedish
paradiskorn –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
2
Cultivated
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
2
Cultivated
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
Native
Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Liberia
,
Nigeria
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
Cultivated
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Nigeria
,
Sierra Leone
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Gabon
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
,
Suriname
Economic Uses
Food additives
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses