Aneilema spekei C.B. Clarke

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Synonyms: Aneilema tacazzeanum Baker
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Status: Native
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Flowering time:All year
Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.
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Literature:

Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 113 - 115.

Malaise, P. (1988). Commelinaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Pages 122 - 123.

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 84.


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Flora of Burundi: Aneilema spekei
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aneilema spekei
African Plant Database: Aneilema spekei
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aneilema spekei
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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Aneilema spekei.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=199580, retrieved 14 September 2025

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