Aframomum fragrans 19982770*A

A new monograph of Aframomum by David Harris and Alexandra Wortley , from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, was published at the beginning of 2018. The monograph includes the description of 12 new species of Aframomum to science.

Three of the newly described species were collected as living plants by David Harris during field work to south east Cameroon in 1998 and 1999. The plants are held in the Zingiberaceae Research Collection at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Aframomum fragrans D.J.Harris & Wortley

Aframomum plicatum D.J.Harris & Wortley

Aframomum tchoutoui D.J.Harris & Wortley

And for good measure, although not new to science, Aframomum kayserianum collected on the 1999 expedition was identified through this work and is a new taxon to the collection at the Botanics.