Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema gillettii Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 212 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

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?
Oct 10, 1961 Gillett, J.B. [14033] Kenya K000345718 Holotype Yes
Oct 10, 1961 Gillett, J.B. [14033] Kenya K000345717 Holotype Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Wege, A.; Ermias Getachew [14722] Ethiopia K002402870 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11002] Ethiopia K002402871 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14033] Kenya K:SPC-02146.000 Holotype No
Gillett, J.B. [14132] K:SPC-12954.000 No
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [2783] Ethiopia K002402872 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1044] Ethiopia K002402873 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14132] Kenya K:SPC-02147.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14132] Kenya K002403315 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [2798] Ethiopia K002402874 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14132] Kenya K002403316 Yes

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.
    • 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