Aneilema
(from a, not, and eilema, involucre; in reference to the absence of the involucre). ORD. Commelinaceae. Greenhouse and stove evergreen perennials, with generally a trailing habit. A genus resembling Commelina, from which it is distinguished by the inflorescence being sub-paniculate, and the peduncles entirely exserted from the bracts at the branching of the panicle. Flowers without any involucre. They thrive in a compost of loam, peat, leaf mould, and sand, well mixed. Increased by seeds and root divisions. There are a large number of species known to botanists.
A. biflora (two-flowered).* fl. blue; floral stalks two-flowered. July. l. lanceolate. Stem creeping; plant smooth. New Holland, 1820. Greenhouse species.
A. sinicum (Chinese). fl. pale blue; racemes about seven-flowered, alternate, placed in a panicle form. May. l. ligulate, acuminate. Stems branched, diffuse. h. 1ft. China, 1820. Greenhouse species.