Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema indehiscens

Aneilema indehiscens subsp. indehiscens

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar). It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Faulkner, H.G. [1160] Tanzania K002403455 No
Vaughan, J.H. [1851] Tanzania K002403458 No
Amico, A.; Bavazzano, R. [s.n.] Mozambique K002404144 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2337] Tanzania K002403456 No
Barbosa, L.A.G.; de Lemos, F.; Collins, G.B. [8431] Mozambique K002404145 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K002404143 Yes
Iversen, S.T.; Persson, E.; Pettersson, B. [87517] Tanzania K002403454 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [27469] Mozambique K002404148 Yes
Nuvunga, A.; Conjo, A. [382] Mozambique K002404149 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. de F. [3441] Mozambique K002404147 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4471] Tanzania K002403457 No
Gomes e Sousa, A. de F. [3441] Mozambique K002404146 Yes
de Koning, J.; Boane, C. [8689] Mozambique K002404150 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