Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema umbrosum (Vahl) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 4: 71 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Tropical America. It is a perennial or helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 55: 1-137. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 210
  • Enum. 4: 71 (1843)
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 59: 459 (1966)
  • J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 168 (1967).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Cable, S. [242] Cameroon K000024462 No
Jan 1, 2011 Ndam, N. [661] Cameroon K000024463 No
Jan 1, 2011 Watts, J. [1020] Cameroon K000024461 No
Jan 1, 2011 Cheek, M. [4961] Cameroon K000024460 No
Jan 1, 2011 Cheek, M. [4988] Cameroon K000024466 No
Jan 1, 2011 Cable, S. [230] Cameroon K000024481 No
Jan 1, 2011 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [841] Cameroon K000024464 No
Jan 1, 2011 Akogo, M. [115] Cameroon K000024465 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10445] Cameroon K000746179 No
Dec 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [1006] Cameroon K000746180 No
Dec 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [610] Cameroon K000746182 No
Aug 1, 2001 Ensermu, K. [3550] Cameroon K000108822 No
Aug 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [325] Cameroon K000108823 No
Aug 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [460] Cameroon K000108825 No
Aug 1, 2001 Ensermu, K. [3547] Cameroon K000108824 No
Jan 1, 1993 Watts, J. [541] Cameroon K000011074 No
Jan 1, 1993 Nkeng, P. [98] Cameroon K000011087 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [469] Cameroon K000011084 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9514] Cameroon K000011085 No
Morton, J.K. [SL 2494] Sierra Leone K002402346 No
Kahn, B. [90-6] Cameroon K002402741 No
Barter, C. [s.n.] Nigeria K000345688 Type Yes
Henke, D. [90-19] Cameroon K002402744 No
Gillett, J.B. [15340] Nigeria K:SPC-25642.000 No
Baldwin, J.T. [13222] Liberia K:SPC-15112.000 No
Fay, J.M.; Doka, J. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002402771 No
Okafor, J.C.; Daramola, B.O. [FHI 72444] Nigeria K002402321 No
Hall [36] K002404310 Yes
s.coll. [2764] K002402758 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K002404318 Yes
André, É. [K 1724] Ecuador K002404316 Yes
Sobrevila, C.; Foster, R.B.; Alban C, J. [2020] Peru K001925408 No
Slayback, D. [93-1] Cameroon K001636484 No
Keating, W.F. [90-6] Cameroon K002402742 No
Cornejo, X.; Bonifaz, C. [4740] Ecuador K002404321 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [9602] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402761 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7679] Cameroon K002402745 No
Evrard, C. [3158] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402764 No
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002402344 No
Louis [8707] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402759 No
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002402347 No
Louis [14949] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402760 No
Jameson [561] K002404309 Yes
Bauer, P.J. [120] Cameroon K002402739 No
Evrard, C. [2200] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402762 No
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [5208] Ecuador K002404320 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL 2494] Sierra Leone K002402348 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K002404322 Yes
{Isert} [s.n.] Guinea K002402342 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Bohome, P.; Johansen, J.; Lehman, T. [11802] Equatorial Guinea K002402750 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3300] Cote d'Ivoire K002402351 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K002404319 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [986] Cote d'Ivoire K002402352 No
Deighton, F.C. [3746] Sierra Leone K002402343 No
Gillett, J.B. [15314] Nigeria K:SPC-25655.000 No
Daramola, B.O. [FHI 72344] Nigeria K002402319 No
Keating, W.F. [91-2] Cameroon K002402743 No
Latilo; Oguntayo [FHI 67690] Nigeria K002402320 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Bayona, W.; Festo, L.; K. Vollesen [4844] Tanzania K002403564 Yes
André, É. [4208] Ecuador K002404317 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2991] Cote d'Ivoire K002402350 No
Ekwuno, P.O. [95] Nigeria K002402322 No
Wood, J.R.I. [12374] Bolivia K002404311 Yes
Small, D. [424] Sierra Leone K002402345 No
Aké Assi, L. [6265] Cote d'Ivoire K002402349 No
Henke, D. [90-7] Cameroon K002402740 No
Evrard, C. [2211] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402763 No

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0