Aframomum corrorima
Aframomum corrorima
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 16 - 24°c, but can tolerate 7 - 35°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,400 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 1,200 - 3,000mm[1]. Prefers some shade, but can succeed in a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in a fertile, humus-rich, light to medium soil[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5, tolerating 4.5 - 7.5[1]. The plant requires 3 years to first harvest and then has 7 years of economic life[1]. The fruits are mature about 2 - 3 months after flowering[1].
Propagation
Seed - Division of rhizomes. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aframomum+corrorima>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.