Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema petersii (Hassk.) C.B.Clarke

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 225 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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?
{Verdcourt; Polhill} [2708(S)] Kenya K002403425 No
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14357] Kenya K002403388 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13132] Kenya K002403427 No
Graham, R.M. [1848] Kenya K002403379 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2337] Tanzania K002403446 No
Robertson, S.A. [529] Tanzania K002403419 No
Rawlins, S. [SAH11280] Kenya K002403375 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K. [Lye9007] Kenya K002403429 No
Frontier-Tanzania [3268] Tanzania K002403420 No
Gillett, J.B. [13132] Kenya K002403428 No
Archbold, M.E. (Miss) [2398] Tanzania K002403417 No
Frontier-Tanzania [3290] Tanzania K002403416 No
Graham, R.M. [1903] Kenya K002403378 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [94] Mozambique K002403927 Yes
Luke, Q.; Robertson, S.A. [2495] Kenya K002403382 Yes
Boaler [626] Tanzania K002403413 No
Mgaza, C.D. [781] Tanzania K002403421 No
Luke, W.R.Q. [3709] Tanzania K002403415 No
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [906] Kenya K002403387 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [533] Tanzania K002403414 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Rathbun, G. [69/453] Kenya K002403381 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14873] Kenya K002403374 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Harris, B.J.; Csontos, P.; Csontos, K. [70/686A] Tanzania K002403418 No
Graham, R.M. [1903] Kenya K002403389 Yes
Lucas, G. Ll.; Jeffrey, C.; Kirika [256] Kenya K002403376 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [3739] Kenya K002403384 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3470] Kenya K002403386 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7437] Tanzania K002403423 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7437] Tanzania K002403422 No
Frontier-Tanzania [2314] Tanzania K002403447 No
Spjut, R.W. [3812] Kenya K002403385 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [7493] Kenya K002403390 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14091] Kenya K002403380 Yes
Matimele, H. [s.n.] Mozambique K002403926 Yes
Jeffery, G.M. [K80] Kenya K002403377 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [7493] Kenya K002403383 Yes
Faden, A. [87/26] Kenya K002403426 No

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