Sansevieria hyacinthoides
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Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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Sansevieria thyrsiflora (Petagna) Thunb. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stemless perennial with creeping rhizome. Leaves in a basal rosette, 2-8 per shoot; lamina 15-70 × 3-12 cm, lanceolate or broadly linear, ± flat; base narrowed and folded; margin whitish with a red-brown line. Peduncle 17-53 cm. Inflorescence a spike-like raceme, to 80 cm. Flowers greenish-white, white or pale yellow tinged with brown or mauve, in clusters of 2-6. Perianth 30-50 mm; tube 20-30 mm |
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Locality of type apparently unknown |
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| Derivation of specific name: | hyacinthoides: from the Latin hyacinthus and the Greek suffix -oides, meaning resembling, alluding to a similarity with the flowers of the genus Hyacinthus. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya to South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 49. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 126. also as Sansevieria conspicua La Croix, I. (2010). Dracaenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 28 - 29. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 90. also as Sansevieria conspicua Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. Also as Sansevieria conspicua |
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