Aframomum exscapum explained

Aframomum exscapum is a species of plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by John Sims and got its current name from Frank Nigel Hepper.

Its Susu name is dadigogo.^[1] Another name is balancounfa. It was described in 1891 by Edouard Heckel, who wrongly attributed to it the name of Ceratanthera Beaumetzi.^[2]

References

1. H. Pobéguin, Essai sur la flore de la Guinée Francaise, Paris, ed. Augustin Challamel, 1906, p. 326.
2. [Édouard Marie Heckel|Edouard Heckel]

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