Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema umbrosum

Aneilema umbrosum var. umbrosum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Tropical Africa to Sudan and Angola. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11769] Cameroon K000199769 No
Aug 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11141] Cameroon K000199770 No
Aug 1, 2005 Etuge, M. [5235] Cameroon K000199771 No
Aug 1, 2005 Harvey, Y.B. [105] Cameroon K000199768 No
Dec 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [1026] Cameroon K000746181 No
Jul 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [488] Cameroon K000108348 No
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4661] Cameroon K000108349 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2818] Cameroon K000108351 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9373] Cameroon K000108347 No
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2554] Cameroon K000108343 No
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1578] Cameroon K000108350 No
Mar 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4551] Cameroon K000746704 No
Feb 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8883] Cameroon K000108346 No
Mar 1, 1996 Cable, S. [820] Cameroon K000108344 No
Feb 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7491] Cameroon K000108345 No
Irvine, F.R. [458A] Ghana K002402353 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 8291] Ghana K002402363 No
Breteler, F.J. [549] Cameroon K002402735 No
Tuley, P.; Magaji, S.O. [2132] Nigeria K002402337 No
Irvine, F.R. [5106] Ghana K002402359 No
s.coll. [621] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402785 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K002402756 No
Compère, P. [631] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402783 No
Dunn, R.; Henke, D. [91-2] Cameroon K002402749 No
Jeffrey, C. [152] Gabon K002402755 No
Fay, J.M. [3519] Central African Republic K002402770 No
Soyaux, H. [169] Gabon K002402753 No
Couteau [14] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402772 No
Hepper, F.N. [1494] Cameroon K:SPC-03701.000 No
Louis [130] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402781 No
s.coll. [4332] K002402775 No
Yamada, T. [60] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402789 No
Adams, C.D. [247] Ghana K002402357 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6245] Cameroon K002402765 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Wilde-Duyfjes de, B.E.E.; de Wilde, W. [1356] Cameroon K002402737 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 8049] Ghana K002402366 No
Migeod, F. [474] Cameroon K002402324 No
Fay, J.M. [3519] Central African Republic K002402769 No
Wit, P. [759] Nigeria K002402338 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Wilde-Duyfjes de, B.E.E.; de Wilde, W. [4426] Cameroon K002402738 No
Louis, J. [71] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402778 No
s.coll. [4331] K002402774 No
Morton, J.K. [p1333] Ghana K002402361 No
Schlechter, R. [13530] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402777 No
Moore, D. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K002402341 No
Killick, H.J. [258] Nigeria K002402336 No
Komaromi, R. [63] Cameroon K002402734 No
Irvine, F.R. [1515] Ghana K002402354 No
Morton, J.K. [p1426] Ghana K002402355 No
Soyaux, H. [336] Gabon K002402752 No
Stanfield, D.P. [7] Nigeria K002402330 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 9510] Ghana K002402365 No
Latilo, M.G. [FHI 23544] Nigeria K002402332 No
s.coll. [6387] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402784 No
Fay, J.M. [2966] Central African Republic K002402767 No
Morton, J.K. [8236] Ghana K002402368 No
Ujor, E. [FHI 30359] Cameroon K002402328 No
Stanfield, D.P. [82A] Nigeria K002402334 No
Fay, J.M. [3202] Central African Republic K002402768 No
Talbot, P.A. [755] Nigeria K002402331 No
Germain, R.G.A. [1754] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402773 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K002402757 No
Daramola, B.O. [FHI 40584] Cameroon K002402326 No
Fay, J.M. [6052] Central African Republic K002402766 No
Morton, J.K. [A2436] Ghana K002402356 No
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13510] Ghana K002402367 No
Wieringa, J.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Schoonhoven, J.G.; Mbombet, M. [3652] Gabon K002402751 No
Jacques-Félix, H. [8683] Cameroon K002402736 No
Daramola, B.O. [FHI 41092] Cameroon K002402329 No
R. [Dese ed] [567] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402782 No
Guinea, E. [1811] Equatorial Guinea K002402340 No
Jeffrey, C. [152] Gabon K002402754 No
Gillett, J.B. [15340] Nigeria K002402333 No
Newton, T. [14] Benin K002402318 No
Biholong, M. [318] Cameroon K002402746 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 8036] Ghana K002402360 No
Jean Louis [10706] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402779 No
Louis [16093] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402780 No
Migeod, F. [474] Cameroon K002402325 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 7289] Ghana K002402364 No
Woolhouse, H.W. [4] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402788 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, J.P. [10383Z] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402786 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 8032] Ghana K002402362 No
Hepper, F.N. [1494] Nigeria K002402323 No
Henke, D. [89-3] Cameroon K002402748 No
Andoh, J.E. [5288] Ghana K002402358 No
Robyns [626] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402776 No
Brunt, M. [1059] Cameroon K002402327 No
Wit, P. [746] Nigeria K002402339 No
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13630] Nigeria K002402335 No
Paterson, A. [569] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402787 No
Jacques Félix, H. [4928] Cameroon K002402747 No

Sources

  • 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