familyAgavaceae
genusSansevieria
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Sansevieria
Prod. Pl. Cap. 1: [xii], 65. 1794.
Common names: Bowstring hemp, devil’s-tongue
Etymology: for Raimond de Sangro, Prince of Sanseviero
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Aloe vera Sansevieria hyacinthoides Nolina atopocarpa | Bee F. Gunn Bee F. Gunn Bee F. Gunn |
Herbs, perennial, erect, from thick rhizomes. Leaves basal, erect; blade often variegated and mottled, elongate, thick, flat or cylindrical, rigid. Inflorescences paniculate, racemose, or spicate. Flowers bisexual; tepals basally connate into tube, white, yellowish white, pale-pink, or greenish white, tips narrow; ovary superior. Fruits baccate. Seeds 1–3. x = 9, 19, 20, 21, 33.
Distribution
Introduced; Africa, Sri Lanka
Discussion
Species 60 (1 in the flora).
Many species of Sansevieria are used as house and greenhouse plants. Some besides S. hyacinthoides have reportedly escaped in southern Florida but I have seen no specimens.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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... more about "Sansevieria"
longitudinal +
versatile +
pliable +
pungent +
rigid +
variegated and mottled +
pliable +
glaucous +
rigid +
leaflike +
scale-like +
Bowstring hemp, devil’s-tongue +
papillose +
succulent +
broadened +
6-merous +
bisexual +
baccate +
indehiscent +
lobed +
spicate +
huge +
true +
erect +
basal +
filiferous +
denticulate +
corneous +
parietal +
superior +
distinct +
absent +
semisucculent +
Prod. Pl. Cap. 1: +
1794 +
1;3 +
branched +
Sansevieria +
Agavaceae +
genus +
greenish white;pale-pink;greenish white;pale-pink;yellowish white;white +
connate +
narrow +
scapose +
perennial +
epiphytic +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +