Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema setiferum

Aneilema setiferum var. setiferum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Togo

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 26, 1965 Chevalier, A.l [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire K000345696 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC 344] Ghana K002402599 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [810] Nigeria K002402584 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3881] Nigeria K002402586 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 9129] Ghana K002402580 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Nimba Botanic Team [8247] Guinea K002402571 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [810] Nigeria K002402583 Yes
Harris, T.M. [s.n.] Ghana K002402597 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [801] Mali K000511258 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5053] Ghana K002402601 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC185] Ghana K002402578 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3881] Nigeria K:SPC-41155.000 No
Andoh, J.E. [5053] Ghana K002402600 Yes
Adames, P. [317] Guinea K002402573 Yes
Adames, P. [317] Guinea K002402572 Yes
s.coll. [14] Ghana K002402579 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 35450] Nigeria K002402585 Yes
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Ghana K002402598 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 25082] Ghana K002402581 Yes
Hiepko, P.; Schultze-Motel, W. [321] Togo K002402582 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