Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema lanceolatum

Aneilema lanceolatum subsp. lanceolatum

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

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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 27, 1965 Chevalier, A.J.B. [24] Mali K000211791 No
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4312] Burkina Faso K000211793 No
Jan 1, 1959 Adam, J.-.G. [15012] Mali K000211792 No
Lely, H.V. [s.n.] Nigeria K002402425 No
Lely, H.V. [138] Nigeria K002402450 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [1292] Nigeria K002402437 Yes
Gbile; Wit; Daramola [1278] Nigeria K002402421 No
Noble, H.L. (Mrs) [11] Nigeria K002402455 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25903] Nigeria K002402443 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [64] Nigeria K002402432 No
Hall, J.B. [cc490] Ghana K002402415 No
[illegible] [7650] Togo K002402420 No
Stanfield, D.P. [64A] Nigeria K002402430 No
Aké Assi, L. [8588] Cote d'Ivoire K002402472 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A4387] Togo K002402419 No
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Adokpo, C. [2893] Benin K001297815 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25918] Nigeria K002402445 Yes
Jackson, J.A.D. [262] Nigeria K002402436 Yes
Boston, J.S. [C29] Nigeria K002402458 Yes
Bowden, J. [84a] Nigeria K002402438 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [24430] Nigeria K002402453 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [1635] Nigeria K002402439 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [22886] Nigeria K002402454 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P348] Nigeria K002402446 Yes
Ogua, P. [7810] Nigeria K002402457 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2898] Central African Republic K002402828 Yes
Hossain; [Asyakwal] [GC 37977] Ghana K002402417 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [47702] Nigeria K002402460 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25919] Nigeria K002402422 No
Morton, J.K. [GC 7320] Ghana K002402412 No
Meikle, R.D. [772] Nigeria K002402448 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 23379] Nigeria K002402429 No
Ake Assi [9614] Togo K002402418 No
Baldwin, J.T. [12000] Nigeria K002402451 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4651] Ghana K002402413 No
Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [2157] Cote d'Ivoire K002402473 Yes
Michael Fay, J.; Doka, J. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002402830 Yes
[illegible] [1018] Niger K002402449 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [35378] Nigeria K002402459 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [55788] Nigeria K002402435 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25823] Nigeria K002402426 No
Keay, R.W.J. [25766] Nigeria K002402452 Yes
Thornewill, A.S. [170] Nigeria K002402447 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [64A] Nigeria K002402431 No
Hepper, F.N. [1123] Nigeria K002402423 No
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [33] Nigeria K002402433 Yes
Batten-Poole, W.H. [315] Nigeria K002402461 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25745] Nigeria K002402444 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [268] Nigeria K002402428 No
Irvine, F.R. [4607] Ghana K002402414 No
Lely, H.V. [P203] Nigeria K002402424 No
Eimunjeze; Adebusuyi [69982] Nigeria K002402440 Yes
Thornewill, A.S. [139] Nigeria K002402427 No
Eimunjeze; Macaulay; Adebusuyi [66453] Nigeria K002402441 Yes
Michael Fay, J. [4545] Central African Republic K002402829 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [117] Nigeria K002402462 Yes
[Sihronen]; Echantillon [340] Burkina Faso K002402474 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [55062] Nigeria K002402434 Yes
Morton, J.K. [p1501] Ghana K002402416 No
Carpenter, S.W. [1] Nigeria K002402442 Yes
Ejiofor, M.C. [19808] Nigeria K002402456 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