EPPO Global Database

Aframomum daniellii(AFRDA)

Overview
Code created in: 2020-05-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: AFRDA
  • Preferred name: Aframomum daniellii
  • Authority: (Hooker) Schumann

Notes

Nigeria to Angola, Uganda, Kenya. Harvested as a flavouring agent


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Aframomum hanburyi Schumann

Common names
Name Language
African cardamom English
alligator pepper English
bastard melegueta English
mbongo spice English
cardamomo-dos-camarões Portuguese