Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aframomum giganteum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum. [Zingiberaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
madjombu	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)
nzombe	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aframomum laurentii (De Wild. & T.Durand) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 213 (1904).
Aframomum tectorum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 210 (1904).
Amomum giganteum Oliv. & D.Hanb. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 109 (1864).
Amomum laurentii De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 38: 136 (1899).
Cardamomum giganteum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 686 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aframomum giganteum (Oliv. & D.Hanb.) K.Schum.	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Aframomum giganteum (Oliver & Hanbury) K. Schum.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Aframomum giganteum Schumann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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