Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum. (Schumann 1904: 218)

Fischer, Eberhard, Killmann, Dorothee & Dhetchuvi, Jean-Baptiste M. M., 2023, The family Zingiberaceae in Rwanda with description of two new species of Renealmia, Plant Ecology and Evolution 156 (2), pp. 225-238 : 225

Aframomum daniellii (Hook.f.) K.Schum. (Schumann 1904: 218)

Fig. 2

Aframomum mala auct. non (K.Schum.) K.Schum.: Poulsen and Lock (1997); Fischer and Killmann (2008: 462).

Distribution.

New record for Rwanda.

Material examined.

RWANDA - Western Province • Nyungwe National Park, Cyamudongo Forest ; 02°33 ’31.44” S, 28°59 ’02.36” E; 1993 m; 20 Dec. 2007 ; Fischer 986/2007; KOBL • Kamiranzovu Swamp , 2000 m; 02°29 ’04.08” S, 29°09 ’56.42” E; 2114 m; 15 Oct. 2004 ; Fischer 401/2004; KOBL • Road Pindura-Bweyeye km 7; 02°32 ’15.56” S, 29°14 ’23.15” E; 1860 m; 14 Oct. 2004 ; Fischer 389/2004; KOBL • Road Pindura-Bweyeye km 25; 02°36 ’21.75” S, 29°19 ’56.71” E; 1768 m; 14 Oct. 2004 ; Fischer 395/2004; KOBL .

Notes.

The species was confused with Aframomum mala (K.Schum.) K.Schum. by Poulsen and Lock (1997) and Fischer and Killmann (2008). The identification of some East African collections was corrected by Harris and Wortley (2018).

Figures

Figure 2. A - B. Flowers of Aframomum daniellii. C - D. Flowers of A. zambesiacum. E. Fruits of A. zambesiacum. Scale bars: 1 cm (A-D), 5 cm (E). Photographs taken at Gisakura on 10 Dec. 2018 by Eberhard Fischer.