⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-375977, and has not been changed.

Amomum melegueta var. violacea Ridl. is a synonym of Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.

This name is a synonym of Aframomum melegueta K.Schum..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 375977) with original publication details: J. Bot. 25: 130 1887.