Commelinaceae
Aneilema

Aneilema hockii De Wild.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 290 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 26, 1949 Kirk [s.n.] K000345721 Type Yes
Jul 26, 1949 Kirk [s.n.] Zambia K000345722 Type Yes
Jul 26, 1949 Kirk [s.n.] Zambia K000345719 Type Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/8] Tanzania K001096702 Type Yes
Wild, H. [26904] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04530.000 No
R.J.C.; L.C. [Rhod. 231B] Zimbabwe K001625364 Yes
R.J.C.; L.C. [Rhod. 231B] Zimbabwe K001625365 Yes
R.J.C.; L.C. [Rhod. 231B] Zimbabwe K001625397 Yes
R.J.C.; L.C. [Rhod. 231B] Zimbabwe K001625398 Yes
Wild, H. [27080] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04529.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8466] Tanzania K:SPC-15108.000 No
Timberlake, J. [5149] Mozambique K000613529 Yes
Faulkner, H. [P. 276] Mozambique K:SPC-12952.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2982] Tanzania K:SPC-02150.000 No
Wild, H. [3235] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04528.000 No
K000345720 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13557] Kenya K:SPC-02152.000 No
Rayner, R.W. [467] Kenya K:SPC-02151.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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