Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema taylorii C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 73 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Luke, W.R.Q. [3379] Kenya K002403324 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [95/105] Tanzania K002403327 No
Verdcourt [2410] Kenya K002403317 Yes
Verdcourt [1921] Kenya K002403318 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [6320] Kenya K002403323 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [4734] Kenya K002403321 Yes
Verdcourt [1921] Kenya K002403319 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1668] Tanzania K002403325 No
Verdcourt, B. [161] Tanzania K002403326 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4755] Kenya K002403320 Yes
Gray, M.; Luke, P.A.; Luke, Q. [416] Kenya K002403322 Yes

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