Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema clarkei Rendle

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 430 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Kenya to NE. Tanzania (incl. Pemba). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J. [85/49] Kenya K002403478 No
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9344] Kenya K002403475 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [629] Kenya K002403480 No
Vaughan, J.H. [621] Tanzania K002403479 No
Tweedie, E.M. [3364] Kenya K:SPC-38333.000 No
Jeffery, G.M. [K315] Kenya K002403477 No
Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2524] Kenya K002403473 No
Kenya K:SPC-38413.000 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [70/782] Kenya K002403481 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [796] Kenya K002403474 No
Kenya K:SPC-38356.000 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/749] Kenya K002403476 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0