Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema pusillum Chiov.

First published in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 167 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to NE. Kenya. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by R. B. Faden [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [4659] Somalia K002402895 Yes
Thulin, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [6521] Somalia K002402896 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7573] Ethiopia K002402901 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7191] Somalia K002402898 Yes
Paoli, G. [1277] Somalia K000345708 Type Yes
Thulin, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [6578] Somalia K002402897 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1251] Kenya K002403373 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22399] Somalia K002402892 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22597] Somalia K002402893 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [1022] Somalia K002402894 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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