
Commelinaceae FAMILY
Aneilema dregeanum
Aneilema dregeanum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
Aneilema dregeanum is a plant of seasonally dry, tropical regions. Plants are found wild in moist clay soils[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aneilema+dregeanum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3 — Bredenkamp C.L. · South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria · 2019 · ISBN 978-1-928224-28-0 ↩︎
- [2]Flora of Southern Africa — Roux J.P. · 2003 · http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 ↩︎An excellent on-line resource.
- [3]Edible Leaves of the Tropics — Martin. F. W.; Ruberte. R. M. & Meitzner. L. S. · Echo. USA. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9653360-1-8 ↩︎A terse guide, giving reasonable detail on the more common leaf crops and brief information on a wide range of lesser known plants.
- [4]Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses — Chris Long · 2005 · http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/chrislong.asp ↩︎A basic, but very long, list of names and uses.