Aframomum corrorima

Botanical Description

Korarima is an aromatic, herbaceous, perennial plant producing leafy stems 1 - 2 metres tall from a rhizomatous rootstock[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The seeds are commonly gathered from the wild for use as a spice and medicine. Virtually unknown as a food crop outside of northeast Africa, the plant is cultivated for use as a spice in Ethiopia and Eritrea[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. It is very commonly sold in local markets and is sometimes exported, mainly to ethnic communities[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].