Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema leiocaule K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 136 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to E. DR Congo. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

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.

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?
A.S.T. [Th 2767] Uganda K002403768 No
Volkens, G. [[36]] Tanzania K002403770 No
Johnston, H.H. [175] Tanzania K002403767 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Mwasumbi, L.; Pócs, T.; K. Vollesen [440] Tanzania K002403773 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Powys, A. [8359] Kenya K002403762 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3962] Ethiopia K002402963 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [3908] Kenya K002403763 No
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [14989] Ethiopia K002402960 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG93249] Tanzania K002403765 No
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.; K. Vollesen [96/90] Tanzania K002403771 No
Ash [2219] Ethiopia K002402962 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93249] Tanzania K002403769 No
Fredericq in de Witte, H. [7903] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402853 Yes
Elliott, G.F.S. [7335] Tanzania K002403764 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Hoft, M.; Mwatsuma, N. [8895] Kenya K002403761 No
Friis, I.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [12745] Ethiopia K002402961 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [5236] Ethiopia K002402964 Yes
Verdcourt [4024] Tanzania K002403766 No
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [580] Ethiopia K002402965 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4431] Tanzania K002403772 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.
    • 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