Aframomum angustifolium
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| Aframomum angustifolium | |
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| Aframomum angustifolium fruit | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Aframomum |
| Species: | A. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.[1] | |
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Aframomum angustifolium, known as longoza (Malagasy pronunciation: [luŋguza], also "wild cardamom" in English[2]) is a species in the ginger family Zingiberaceae that grows in tropical Africa and in Madagascar.[1]
Aframomum angustifolium is herbaceous and like other plants of this family, its erect "stems" consist of layered tubular leaf bases. The fruit is a berry containing many seeds surrounded by sugary-sweet and sour edible pulp.
