Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema recurvatum Faden

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 76: 106 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Ethiopia to NW. Tanzania. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

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?
Arnstein Lye, K.; Evans, A.W.; Faden, R.B. [Lye3981] Uganda K002403461 No
Tanner, R. [4011] Tanzania K002403464 No
Lewis, W.H. [5999] Uganda K002403460 No
Fox; Napier, E.R. [6821] Kenya K002403463 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3878] Ethiopia K002402906 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Aweke, G. [318] Ethiopia K002402907 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Fantahun Semon; Jensen, M.; Gashaw, M. [7991] Ethiopia K002402908 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1617] Ethiopia K002402905 Yes
Graham, M.D. [3019] Kenya K002403462 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