Aneilema petersii (Hassk.) C.B. Clarke
subsp. petersii

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Synonyms: Aneilema chrysanthum K. Schum.
Aneilema sacleuxii Hua
Aneilema tetraspermum K. Schum.
Lamprodithyros petersii Hassk.
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Status: Native
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Notes: Flowers are short-lived, fading mid to late morning.
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Altitude range: (metres) Up to 500 m
Flowering time:Jan-Nov
Worldwide distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
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Literature:

Faden, R.B. (1991). The Morphology and Taxonomy of Aneilema R. Brown (Commelinaceae) Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Number 76 Smithsonian Institution Press Pages 93 - 97. (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aneilema petersii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aneilema petersii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aneilema petersii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aneilema petersii
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iNaturalist: Aneilema petersii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aneilema petersii
JSTOR Plant Science: Aneilema petersii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aneilema petersii
Plants of the World Online: Aneilema petersii
Tropicos: Aneilema petersii
Wikipedia: Aneilema petersii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Aneilema petersii subsp. petersii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=199550, retrieved 31 March 2025

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