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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Densely branched annual, up to 30 cm high. Inflorescence terminal, moderately lax. Flowers pale lilac. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | arenicola: sand loving |
| Habitat: | On low hillsides with partially open woodland and along roadsides; in sandy soil. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 10 - 60 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | M |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 77. Faden, R.B. (1984). New taxa of Aneilema R. Br. (Commelinaceae) from Southern and tropical East Africa. Bothalia 15(1&2) Pages 94 - 96. (Includes a picture). Faden, R.B. (1991). The Morphology and Taxonomy of Aneilema R. Brown (Commelinaceae) Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Number 76 Smithsonian Institution Press Pages 144 - 146. |