Scientific Name: Aneilema acuminatum

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  • Pronunciation:
    ann-ah-LEE-mah ah-cue-min-ART-um
  • Common Name:
    Native Wandering Jew
  • Derivation:
    Aneilema: Gr. an - not, eilo - to coil (lacking spathe) acuminatum: acuminate - somewhat concave and tapered to protracted point (refers leaf shape)
  • Type:
    Herb
  • Family:
    COMMELINACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Summer/Autumn, white, 3 petals panicles up to 15cm long. Fertile stamens 2 or 3. Staminodes 3. (Staminode: rudimentary stamen without a fertile anther.)
  • Fruit:
    flattened capsule, seed rugose (covered with wrinkles)
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland, Rainforest. Moist shaded areas, often in or near rainforest.
  • Species List:
    Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wooroi Palm Grove, Janet, Kin Kin Scrub, NC,
Identification Notes

Leaves stem-clasping, alternate, darker below. Similar to Lawn Lily, but with white flowers on long slender stalks and shorter, broader leaves