Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema nyasense

Aneilema nyasense var. brevisepala Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 214 (1961)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tanzania. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

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?
Oct 10, 1961 Milne - Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7312] Tanzania K000345709 Type Yes
Oct 10, 1961 Milne - Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7312] Tanzania K000345710 Type Yes
Oct 10, 1961 Milne - Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7312] Tanzania K000345711 Type Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [2632] Tanzania K002403197 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [2632] Tanzania K002403195 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2539] Tanzania K002403191 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2465] Tanzania K002403192 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Pócs, T. [70/369] Tanzania K002403190 Yes
Tanner, R. [2632] Tanzania K002403194 Yes
Tanner, R. [2223] Tanzania K002403196 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [2417] Tanzania K002403193 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