Aneilema hirtum A. Rich.

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Synonyms:	Aneilema ringoetii De Wild. Aneilema whytei C.B. Clarke Lamprodithyros hirtus (A. Rich.) Hassk.
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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	In grassland and woodland, along road sides and in cultivted areas.
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Flowering time:	Mar-Jul(-Sep)
Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 294. (Includes a picture). Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 116 - 118.

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