Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema petersii

Aneilema petersii subsp. pallidiflorum Faden

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 76: 97 (1991)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is South Sudan to Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hucks, H.P.; Hucks, H.P. (Mrs) [221] Kenya K002403434 No
Verdcourt [5234] Kenya K002403438 No
Gillett, J.B. [18604] Kenya K002403435 No
Ament, J.; Magogo, F. [263] Kenya K002403440 No
Bax, R. [368] Tanzania K002403449 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/310] Kenya K002403439 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1730] Kenya K002403441 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11871] Tanzania K002403448 No
Mathew, B.F.; Hanid, A. [6061] Kenya K002403433 No
Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2598] Kenya K002403436 No
Napper, D.M.; Kanuri [2087] Kenya K002403432 No
Gillett, J.B. [17204] Kenya K002403442 No
Mungai, G.M.; Mutangah, J.G.; Rucina, S.M. [414/83] Kenya K002403437 No
Gillett, J.B.; Mathew, B.F. [19068] Kenya K002403430 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3329] Tanzania K002403445 No
Gillett, J.B.; Mathew, B.F. [19090] Kenya K002403431 No
Lock, J.M. [81/275] South Sudan K002402902 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17271] Kenya K002403443 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/342] Kenya K002403444 No

Sources

  • 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