Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema hirtum A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 343 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 4, 1974 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000345726 Type Yes
Sep 4, 1974 Stolz, A. [724] Tanzania K000345712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/310] Tanzania K002403683 No
Wiltshire, F.M. [60] Kenya K002403665 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2990] Tanzania K002403672 No
Bingham, M.G. [14285a] Zambia K002404134 Yes
Tweedie [687] Kenya K002403669 No
Stolz, A. [724] Tanzania K002403684 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Fantahun Semon; Kovach, J.M.; Gashaw, M. [7882] Ethiopia K002402959 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [280] Ethiopia K002402955 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [711] Ethiopia K002402956 Yes
Anton-Smith, J. [s.n.] Zambia K002404135 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [8862] Zambia K002404133 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9640] Tanzania K:SPC-04526.000 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [608] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402807 No
Wiltshire, F.M. [60] Kenya K002403671 No
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/137] Tanzania K002403682 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [495] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402806 No
Lind, E. [343] Uganda K:SPC-04527.000 No
[A. Whyte] [212] Malawi K002404131 Yes
Abdallah, R. [1353] Tanzania K002403675 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10242] Tanzania K002403679 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [8573] Zambia K002404132 Yes
Kassner, J. [2838] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402852 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [464] Kenya K:SPC-02149.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2094] Zambia K002404137 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D.103] Tanzania K002403676 No
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/116] Tanzania K002403681 No
Pawek, J. [6642] Malawi K002404128 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [231] Ethiopia K002402958 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9640] Tanzania K002403678 No
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Butynski, T.; Ehardt, C.; Jones, T. [8442] Tanzania K002403680 No
Lind, E.M. [343] Uganda K002403664 No
Pawek, J. [11556] Malawi K002404130 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Kagnew, G.Y. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002402957 Yes
Tweedie [647] Kenya K002403667 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10242] Tanzania K:SPC-02148.000 No
Tweedie [869] Kenya K002403666 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3348] Tanzania K002403673 No
Pawek, J. [5189] Malawi K002404129 Yes
s.coll. [773] Tanzania K002403674 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2094] Zambia K002404136 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Tweedie, E.M. [71/853] Kenya K002403668 No
Schlieben, H.J. [479] Tanzania K002403677 No
Wiltshire, F.M. [52] Kenya K002403670 No
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [24] South Sudan K002402954 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