Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema nyasense

Aneilema nyasense var. nyasense

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Uganda to Mozambique. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

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?
Symes, Y.E. [474] Uganda K002403156 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [5113] Tanzania K002403189 Yes
Chandler, P. [1386] Uganda K002403159 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1198] Uganda K002403164 Yes
Lebrun, J. [2908] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402645 Yes
Louis [16109] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402649 Yes
Louis [11370] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402647 Yes
Troupin, G. [713] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402650 Yes
Dawkins [414] Uganda K002403157 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Bayona, W.; Festo, L.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4848] Tanzania K002403171 Yes
[Fuskalion] [s.n. ] Uganda K002403162 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Bayona, W.; Festo, L.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4848] Tanzania K002403170 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [8782] Tanzania K002403188 Yes
Reekmans, M. [11181] Burundi K002402652 Yes
Richards, H.M. [9850] Tanzania K002403187 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [335] Uganda K002403167 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [1266] Tanzania K002403186 Yes
Kisena [1457] Tanzania K002403184 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [335] Uganda K002403165 Yes
Chandler, P. [1386] Uganda K002403160 Yes
Bequaert, J. [1028] Burundi K002402651 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [4735] Kenya K002403169 Yes
Lind, E.M. [155] Uganda K002403166 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D414] Uganda K002403158 Yes
s.coll. [22] Uganda K002403168 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2646] Malawi K002403928 Yes
Lind, E.M. [173] Uganda K002403161 Yes
Louis, J. [11370] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402648 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th112] Uganda K002403163 Yes
Gillman, H. [392] Tanzania K002403172 Yes
Jannerup; Mhoro [0310] Tanzania K002403185 Yes
Haerdi, F. [33/46] Tanzania K002403183 Yes
Reekmans, M. [11181] Burundi K002402654 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC4537] Tanzania K002403182 Yes
s.coll. [4715] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002402646 Yes
s.coll. [5754] Burundi K002402653 Yes

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