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Aframomum geocarpum is a West African ginger-family plant, native from Sierra Leone to Ghana, that grows in the understory and forest margins. Grow it warm and humid with consistent moisture and filtered light.
Aframomum geocarpum is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by John Michael Lock and J.B. Hall.
Aframomum geocarpum is native to West Africa, from Sierra Leone to Ghana.
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