Commelinaceae
Aneilema
Aneilema indehiscens

Aneilema indehiscens subsp. lilacinum Faden

First published in Bothalia 15: 97 (1984)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Strey, R.G. [10326] South Africa K002404266 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Mapaura, A.; Drummond, R.B.; Winter, P.J.D.; Timberlake, J. [97/15] Zimbabwe K002404151 Yes
Compton, R.H. [28610] Eswatini K002404270 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6891] South Africa K002404265 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [18080] South Africa K002404269 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4152] South Africa K002404267 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Vahrmeijer, H. [14232] South Africa K002404268 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