Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema forskaolii Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 4: 71 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Sudan to Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [s.n.] Oman K002402011 Yes
Schimper [1660] Ethiopia K002402927 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [427] Ethiopia K002402915 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2126] Yemen K002402017 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A.3589] Sudan K002402920 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2895] Yemen K002402002 Yes
Aylmer, G. [182] Sudan K002402922 Yes
Forskal [32] Yemen K002402004 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Whitcombe, R. [2075] Oman K002402013 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [(F1507)] Egypt K002402016 Yes
Thulin, M.; Beier, B.A.; Hussein, M. [9755] Yemen K002402003 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5102] Oman K002402012 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [2186] Ethiopia K002402914 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Wood, J.R.I. [6045a] Yemen K002402006 Yes
Miller, A.G. [2591] Oman K002402014 Yes
Petit; Quartin-Dillon, M.M. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002402919 Yes
Lavranos, J.J. [11466] Djibouti K002402913 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2895] Yemen K002402009 Yes
Ehrenberg [1822] Ethiopia K002402928 Yes
s.coll. [1660] Ethiopia K002402925 Yes
Miller, A.G. [6074] Oman K002402015 Yes
Quartin Dillon; Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia K002402918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002402916 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1470] Yemen K002402007 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [969] Ethiopia K002402917 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6466] Saudi Arabia K002402001 Yes
Ryding, O.; Edwards, S.; Mengisteab, G. [1088A] Ethiopia K002402924 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2959] Yemen K002402010 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2173] Yemen K002402008 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2804] Sudan K002402921 Yes
Maffey (Lady) [51] K002402923 Yes
Schimper [1660] Ethiopia K002402926 Yes
Forskal [33] Yemen K002402005 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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