Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema pomeridianum Stanf. & Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 217 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Chad, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 59: 451, fig. 7 (1966).
  • in Kew Bull. 15: 217 (1961)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 10, 1961 Barter [1117] Nigeria K000345692 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. [A17] Ghana K002402490 Yes
Anderson, J. [17] Ghana K002402495 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI 62622] Nigeria K002402567 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 18677] Nigeria K002402564 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [157] Nigeria K002402555 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [D158] Ghana K002402497 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [65] Nigeria K002402566 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [806] Nigeria K002402552 Yes
Morton, J.K. [9076] Ghana K002402488 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3885] Nigeria K002402568 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [449] Nigeria K002402553 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [393] Nigeria K002402569 Yes
[Williams] [163] Togo K002402493 Yes
Johnson, W.M. [700] Ghana K002402494 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [449] Nigeria K002402561 Yes
Herington, G.N. [194] Nigeria K002402563 Yes
Peyre de Fabrégues, B. [2471] Niger K002402498 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [192] Nigeria K002402556 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [65] Nigeria K002402558 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 35394] Nigeria K002402565 Yes
Rowland (Dr.) [s.n.] Nigeria K002402550 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [807] Nigeria K002402551 Yes
Grove, A.T. [20] Nigeria K002402562 Yes
Sharland, R.E. [1778] Nigeria K002402570 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [192] Nigeria K002402557 Yes
Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schiers, C. [1030] Togo K002402492 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [806] Nigeria K002402560 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [267] Nigeria K002402554 Yes
Ern, H. [3220] Togo K002402491 Yes
[F. F. Chupp] [634] Ghana K002402496 Yes
Goodale, D.W. [GC16371] Ghana K002402489 Yes
Parsons, A.C. [42] Nigeria K002402559 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3885] Nigeria K:SPC-38448.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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