Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema zebrinum Chiov.

First published in Webbia 8: 38 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to NE. KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pooley, E.S. [1255] South Africa K002404272 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14320] Kenya K002403493 Yes
Bally [B12145] Tanzania K002403502 Yes
Bally [12145] K002404346 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/364] Kenya K002403490 Yes
Bally [12145] Tanzania K002403500 Yes
Bally [B12193] Kenya K002403496 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Phillips, S.; Tefera, D. [9105] Ethiopia K002402929 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Vahrmeijer, H. [14243] South Africa K002404271 Yes
[T. P. R.] [454] Kenya K002403492 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [12145] Tanzania K002403501 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Archer, P.G.; Evans, A.W.; Githui, M. [70/183] Kenya K002403495 Yes
Luke [1584] Kenya K002403491 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Msafiri, F. [70/966] Kenya K002403494 Yes
B. Mhoro; Wingfield, R. [BM2411] Tanzania K002403499 Yes
K. Vollesen [MRC4644] Tanzania K002403498 Yes
Verdcourt [3892] Kenya K002403497 Yes
South Africa Ballya zebrina K:SPC-43064.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [12145] Tanzania Ballya zebrina K:SPC-25570.000 No

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