Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema somaliense C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 69 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to Central Kenya. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
May 1, 1975 James, F.L.; Thrupp, J.G. [s.n.] Somalia K000739789 Holotype Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [652] Kenya K002403370 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14032] Kenya K002403360 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [13756] Ethiopia K002402885 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [148A] Ethiopia K002402889 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5018] Kenya K002403368 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [2957] Kenya K002403365 Yes
Ash, J. [823] Ethiopia K002402884 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1452] Kenya K002403371 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Malaku Wandefrash; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8281] Ethiopia K002402886 Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [692] Kenya K002403369 Yes
Adamson, J. [42] Kenya K002403364 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7662] Somalia K002402891 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3539] Ethiopia K002402883 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12702] Kenya K002403362 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [143] Ethiopia K002402890 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gachathi, N.; Gatheri, G. [5303] Kenya K002403367 Yes
Friis, I.; Mesfin Tadese; Vollesen, K.B. [2670] Ethiopia K002402882 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4559] Ethiopia K002402888 Yes
Adamson, J. [599] Kenya K002403372 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10133] Ethiopia K002402880 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gachathi, N. [5258] Kenya K002403366 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12651] Kenya K002403361 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4559] Ethiopia K002402887 Yes
Friis, I.; Wege, A.; Ermias Getachew [15719] Ethiopia K002402878 Yes
Martin, J. [233] Kenya K002403363 Yes
Friis, I.; Crawford, F.; Wege, A.; Ermias Getachew [14123] Ethiopia K002402879 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7680] Ethiopia K002402881 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

  • 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