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899.000 Aneilema
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence a thyrse, usually terminal. Flowers bisexual, bisexual and male or bisexual, male and female; all types present in same inflorescence. Sepals 3, free. Petals 3, free, upper 2 with a claw, lower 1 (the central petal) usually reduced or different in form. Staminodes 3, with 2-lobed anthers. Stamens 3, the middle one differing from the other 2. Ovary 2-3-locular. Capsule usually dehiscent, puberulent, 2-valved. Derivation of name: Without spathes or sheaths (Greek). Worldwide: 62 species in warm zones, mostly in Africa |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aequinoctiale (P. Beauv.) Loudon | MS | Description, Image |
| hockii De Wild. | MS (other?) | Description, Image |
| johnstonii K. Schum. | MS (other?) | Description, Image |
| nicholsonii C.B. Clarke | Description, Image | |
| nyasense C.B. Clarke var. nyasense | ||
| pedunculosum C.B. Clarke | MS (other?) | Description, Image |
| petersii (Hassk.) C.B. Clarke subsp. petersii | ||
| welwitschii C.B. Clarke | MS? | Image |
Other sources of information about Aneilema:
Flora of Zimbabwe: AneilemaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aneilema
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aneilema
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aneilema
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aneilema
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aneilema
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aneilema
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