Aframomum melegueta

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Aframomum melegueta
Grains of Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melagueta Pepper

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DERIVATION

Aframomum	- From or of Africa and Amomum (another genus it resembles)
melegueta	- probably from a Portuguese vernacular name for peppers, including Afromomum melegueta, grains of paradise

FAMILY

Zingiberaceae (Ginger Family) Other Plants in the Ginger Family

HABIT

Herbaceous

RANGE

W Africa

FLOWERS

White;pink (And;pale violet)

FRUIT

Red

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 10 (Coldest zone where hardy)

COMMON NAME(S)

Grains of Paradise | Guinea Grains | Melagueta Pepper

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Individual Location for Aframomum melegueta:
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Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

060460*1

2006

Tropical Conservatory

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FLOWERING:
When Aframomum melegueta has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2009

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