Aneilema Silvaticum
''Aneilema silvaticum'' is a species of plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria.Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References

Aneilema, silvaticum Vulnerable plants Flora of West Tropical Africa Plants described in 1952 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Commelinales-stub ...
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John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan
John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan (1917-1985) was a British botanist who became director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Brenan was born on 19 June 1917 in Chislehurst and died on 26 September 1985 at Kew. A funeral requiem was held on 3 October 1985 at St. Anne's Church, Kew with a memorial service on the 23rd; he is buried at St. Anne's. Brenan received his Master of Arts in Biology from the University of Oxford in 1940 and began to work at the Imperial Forestry Institute (now the Oxford Forestry Institute) in Oxford. He collected plants from 1947 to 1948 in what is today Zambia and Tanzania. He began work at the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1948 and became head of its African section in 1959. He became a member of the Linnean Society of London in 1952. In 1965, he became head of the herbarium and assistant director and became director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1976. He was a member of several learned societies, and was president of the Asso ...
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