Chlorophytum laxum

Chlorophytum laxum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Chlorophytum
Species: Chlorophytum laxum

Name

Chlorophytum laxum R.Br. 1810

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phalangium laxum (R.Br.) F.Muell., Fragm. 7: 71 (1870).
  • Chlorophytum laxiflorum Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 328 (1876), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Nolina javanica Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 120 (1843).
  • Chlorophytum parviflorum Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 141 (1850).
  • Phalangium parviflorum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.: t. 2039 (1853).
  • Chlorophytum xerotinum F.Muell., Fragm. 1: 63 (1858).
  • Anthericum parviflorum (Wight) Benth., Fl. Hongk.: 373 (1861).
  • Chlorophytum abyssinicum Kotschy & Peyr., Pl. Tinn.: 46 (1867).
  • Chlorophytum falcatum Baker, Refug. Bot. 5: t. 333 (1873).
  • Chlorophytum acaule Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 327 (1876).
  • Anthericum bichetii Backer, Handb. Fl. Java 3: 52 (1924), pro syn.
  • Chlorophytum bichetii Backer, Handb. Fl. Java 3: 52 (1924).
  • Chlorophytum laxum f. javanicum (Hassk.) Backer, Handb. Fl. Java 3: 52 (1924).
  • Chlorophytum javanicum (Hassk.) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 172 (2009).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Bangladesh; Borneo; Chad; China Southeast; Hainan; India; Jawa; Malaya; Myanmar; Oman; Sri Lanka; Sumatera; Thailand; Vietnam; Yemen Continental: Africa Ethiopia Continental: Australia Northern Territory; Queensland; Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brown, R., 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 277. BHL
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Chlorophytum laxum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Jan. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Chlorophytum laxum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 1 2016.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chlorophytum laxum.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Chlorophytum laxum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan. 2016.

Vernacular names

English: Bichetii grass, Siam lily, false lily turf, wheat plant

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