clinging aneilema
Aneilema aequinoctiale (P.Beauv.) Loudon
Aneilema aequinoctiale is a flowering shrub native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is known by the English common name clinging aneilema and is also recognized in the Yoruba language as ẹfĩajija. The species is distributed across several countries in Africa, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, and others.
Description
Aneilema aequinoctiale belongs to the family Commelinaceae and was described in 1830. It is found in a wide range of African countries, from Angola to Nigeria and as far east as Ethiopia and Kenya. This shrub is part of the genus Aneilema, which includes several species native to tropical and subtropical regions.
Other common names
clinging aneilema
Distribution
Angola · Benin · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Provinces · Central African Repu · Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Ivory Coast · Kenya · KwaZulu-Natal · Liberia · Malawi · Mozambique · Nigeria · Northern Provinces · Rwanda · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Uganda · Zaïre · Zimbabwe · GN
Synonyms
Amelina wallichiiAneilema adhaerensCommelina aequinoctialisCommelina equinoctialisLamprodithyros adhaerensLamprodithyros aequinoctialisAneilema aequinoctiale var. adhaerens