Siphonochilus aethiopicus
African Ginger
Also known as: Cienkowskia aethiopica Schweinf. +13 more
- Cienkowskia aethiopica Schweinf.
- Cienkowskiella aethiopica (Schweinf.) Y.K.Kam
- Cienkowskiella evae (Briq.) Y.K.Kam
- Kaempferia aethiopica (Schweinf.) Ridl.
- Kaempferia aethiopica Benth.
- Kaempferia aethiopica var. angustifolia Ridl.
- Kaempferia dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand
- Kaempferia ethelae J.M.Wood
- Kaempferia evae Briq.
- Kaempferia natalensis Schltr. & K.Schum.
- Kaempferia stenopetala K.Schum.
- Kaempferia zambeziaca Gagnep.
- Siphonochilus evae (Briq.) B.L.Burtt
- Siphonochilus natalensis (Schltr. & K.Schum.) J.M.Wood & Franks
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Siphonochilus aethiopicus (commonly known as African-ginger) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe