Aneilema pedunculosumC.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] Aneilema angolenseC.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] Verified by Faden,C.B., Aneilema angolenseC.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Faden,C.B.,
Related name
Floscopa beirensis
Aneilema angolense
Aneilema leiocaule
Aneilema lanceolatum
Aneilema pedunculosum
Flora
Entry for ANEILEMA angolense C. B. Clarke Var. magis-lutea [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 8, page 25, (1902) Author: (By C. B. Clarke.)
Names
ANEILEMA angolenseC. B. Clarke Var. magis-lutea [family COMMELINACEAE]
ANEILEMA pedunculosumC. B. Clarke var. lutea [family COMMELINACEAE], in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 228; Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 431; Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. ii. 79.
Information
Stems slenderer, 6–14 in. long. Leaves smaller, attaining 2 1/4 by 1 1/8 in. Panicle depauperated, lax, few-flowered. Sepals green (Welwitsch). Petals 2 yellow, 1 green or yellow (Welwitsch).
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea Pungo Andongo; 2400–3800 ft., in shade on the rocky heights of Pedras de Guinga, Welwitsch, 6630! on the rocks of the Præsidium, Welwitsch, 6649!
Notes
The habitat, the colour of the flowers twice d by Welwitsch, the lax panicle, the tendency to produce short branches from the leaf axils all tend to show that this plant is nearer to A. angolense than to A. pedunculosum .