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Zingiberaceae

Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum.

Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Aframomum

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Aframomum alboviolaceum: In season fruits called ntundulu from the plant called kitundibila (Aframomum alboviolaceum). The skin is cut/split open and discarded, and the entire fruit pul
Photo: T.K. Naliaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
大籽几内亚砂仁, 大籽幾内亞砂仁
kg
Ntundu
Lingala
Ntóndóló
Portuguese
Ginguenga, jinguenga, tondolo, feijão do paraíso
sg
Singi

Synonyms

  • Aframomum biauriculatum K.Schum.
  • Aframomum candidum Gagnep.
  • Aframomum latifolium (Afzel.) K.Schum.
  • Aframomum stipulatum (Gagnep.) K.Schum.
  • Amomum alboviolaceum Ridl.
  • Amomum bitacoum Gagnep.
  • Amomum latifolium Afzel.
  • Amomum stipulatum Gagnep.
  • Cardamomum latifolium Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.