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Non-scientific name:

melegueta pepper

1 Accepted name(s) for "melegueta pepper":

Accepted name
Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.

6 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. dried mature seeds seed
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. seed
Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Aframomum melegueta Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Aframomum melegueta K. Schum Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. seed, rhizome
Commercially Important African Med. Plants (Van Wyk, 2015) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Seeds
SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.

36 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "melegueta pepper":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aburo Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
alligator pepper Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
anai wie Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
anairo wie Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
apokuo Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
atakui Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
awisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
awusa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
chilla Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
chitta Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
dzekuli Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ehie ado Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
eza Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ezakpa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
fam wisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
grains of paradise Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
grains-of-paradise Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
guinea grain Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
guinea grains Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gyan'damar yaji Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ikehegh Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
maninguette Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
megbedogboe Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
mpoma Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ndungu zi nzo Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ntuen Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
obro Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ose oji Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ose okwa Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
poivre de guinée Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
sensam Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
uotipisi Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
wie Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
wisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
wisa pa opokuo Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
wusa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)