Aneilema aequinoctiale
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff1aea0dd8160093469 |
| Scientific name | Aneilema aequinoctiale |
| Authority | (P.Beauv.) Loudon |
| First published in | Hort. Brit. : 15 (1830) |
Description Top
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Aneilema aequinoctiale, also known as clinging aneilema, is a flowering shrub found in sub-Saharan Africa. It can grow up to two meters tall and has pale green leaves covered in fine hairs. The flowers are bright yellow and bloom from September to June. This plant is commonly used for medicinal, culinary, and domestic purposes in various African countries. It is also known to be used by chimpanzees to self-medicate and expel parasitic worms from their bodies. The mechanism behind this behavior is believed to be the rough surfaces of the leaves, which help physically extract the worms from the intestines.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Amelina wallichii | C.B.Clarke | Commelyn. Cyrtandr. Bengal. : 39 (1874) |
| Aneilema adhaerens | Kunth | Enum. Pl. 4: 72 (1843) |
| Commelina aequinoctialis | P.Beauv. | Fl. Oware 1: t. 38 (1806) |
| Commelina equinoctialis | P.Beauv. | Fl. Oware 1: 65. 1806 (1806) |
| Lamprodithyros adhaerens | Hassk. | Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 211 (1867) |
| Lamprodithyros aequinoctialis | Hassk. | Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 211 (1867) |
| Aneilema aequinoctiale var. adhaerens | (Kunth) C.B.Clarke | Monogr. Phan. 3: 222. 1881 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Arabic | أنيليمة اعتدالية |
| Chinese | 赤道竹叶菜 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000339733 |
| Tropicos | 8300489 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60441888-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-219963 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3945505 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1415668 |
| IUCN Red List | 120145083 |
| IPNI | 60441888-2 |
| iNaturalist | 566632 |
| GBIF | 2763352 |
| Freebase | /m/0bh9mjm |
| EOL | 1126391 |
| Wikipedia | Aneilema_aequinoctiale |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches | Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF | Plants (Basel) | 02-Mar-2023 |
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| Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold mined sites in Southwest Nigeria | Adesipo AA, Akinbiola S, Awotoye OO, Salami AT, Freese D | BMC Ecol | 10-Feb-2020 |
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| Ethnomedical Survey of the Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Narok County, Kenya | Kigen G, Kamuren Z, Njiru E, Wanjohi B, Kipkore W | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med | 01-Jan-2019 |
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| Parasites or Cohabitants: Cruel Omnipresent Usurpers or Creative “Éminences Grises”? | Vannier-Santos MA, Lenzi HL | J Parasitol Res | 18-Jul-2011 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Collections Top
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| In public collections | 0 |