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Aframomum albiflorum

Lock (1984)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Aframomum

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Kew Bull. 39: 839 (1984)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Aframomum albiflorum Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Aggressive, spreading herb. Leafy shoots 2-3 m. high, 1-1.5 cm. diam. at base. Leaves elliptic, 32-45 x 9-11 cm. Inflorescence 1-3, fusiform, 3-4 flowered, erect on peduncles 2-4 cm. Bracts bronzy, mucronate. Bracteole non-tubular, 4.5 cm., sparsely hirsute, pinkish, bronzy at apex. Calyx Tubular, ca. 5 cm., pinkish with green apex. Corolla lobes 6 cm., white. Labellum showy, ruffled at margin, 6 x 6 cm. white with yellow center. Lateral staminodes subulate, 8 mm. Another crest strongly 3-lobed, laterals 5 mm., central lobe 7 mm. Nagata, K.M. 3629 Oahu BISH 1987-05-04
2 Aframomum albiflorum Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Aggressive, spreading herb. Leafy shoots 2-3 m. high, 1-1.5 cm. diam. at base. Leaves elliptic, 32-45 x 9-11 cm. Inflorescence 1-3, fusiform, 3-4 flowered, erect on peduncles 2-4 cm. Bracts bronzy, mucronate. Bracteole non-tubular, 4.5 cm., sparsely hirsute, pinkish, bronzy at apex. Calyx Tubular, ca. 5 cm., pinkish with green apex. Corolla lobes 6 cm., white. Labellum showy, ruffled at margin, 6 x 6 cm. white with yellow center. Lateral staminodes subulate, 8 mm. Another crest strongly 3-lobed, laterals 5 mm., central lobe 7 mm. Nagata, K.M. 3629 Oahu BISH 1987-05-04
3 Aframomum albiflorum Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 8 ft.; sepals and petals white, labellum white with yellow in middle, fringed. Kirchoff, B.K. 89249 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
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