Aneilema aequinoctiale (P. Beauv.) Loudon

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Campsite, Chirinda Forest

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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani

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Valley of Kings, Mutare

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Hadange River crossing, rd to Outward Bound, Chimanimani

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By the Swynnerton Memorial, Chirinda Forest

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SDH Cha Sarl Tea Estate, Gurue, Zambezia

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Remnant forest on slope above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa

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Moribane forest

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Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, Mutare

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Above Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Mts.

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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community

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Northern Slopes Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

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Slopes of Mt Shangani, Mandzundzu Community, Chimanimani Conservation Area.

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En route between Yaekela and Lilanda on the road to Yangambi

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Synonyms:	Aneilema adhaerens Kunth
Common names:	Clinging aneilema (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial erect or somewhat scrambling herb. The leaves and leaf-sheaths covered in hooked "sticky" hairs, which easily attach themselves to fur and clothing. Flowers in terminal inflorescences, yellow, short-lived, closing by the afternoon.
Type location:
Notes:	The leaves are cooked as a spinach. This species can be distinguished from Aneilema johnstonii by the larger flowers, fewer-flowered inflorescences, the hooked hairs on the leaves and leaf-sheaths and the less erect, scrambling habit.
Derivation of specific name:	aequinoctiale: of the equinox (possibly referring to the flowering time)
Habitat:	Along the margins of forest and moist areas in woodland.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Sep - Jun
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread throughout most of Subsaharan Africa.
FZ divisions:	MS
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Images last updated:	Thursday 19 July 2012
Literature:	Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 70 - 72. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 460. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 86. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 39 - 40. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 70. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 71. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 82.

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