Chlorophytum tuberosum

Chlorophytum tuberosum

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 tuberosum

Name

Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 332 (1876).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anthericum tuberosum Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 20 (1800).
• Homotypic
  • Phalangium tuberosum (Roxb.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 598 (1843).
  • Liliago tuberosa (Roxb.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 534 (1845).
• Heterotypic
  • Phalangium niveum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 248 (1804).
  • Anthericum niveum (Poir.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 84 (1825).
  • Liliago nivea (Poir.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 534 (1845).
  • Anthericum ornithogaloides Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 332 (1850).
  • Chlorophytum anthericoideum Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 141 (1850).
  • Phalangium ornithogaloides (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 294 (1867).
  • Acrospira lilioides A.Chev., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 89 (1908).
  • Chlorophytum russii Chiov., Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 172 (1916).
  • Anthericum kilimandscharicum Poelln., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 51: 72 (1942).
  • Chlorophytum kulsii Cufod., Senckenberg. Biol. 50: 243 (1969).
  • Chlorophytum niveum (Poir.) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 173 (2009).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Cameroon; Central African Repu; Chad; Eritrea; Ethiopia; India; Kenya; Myanmar; Nepal; Nigeria; Somalia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G., 1876. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 332

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chlorophytum tuberosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chlorophytum tuberosum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Chlorophytum tuberosum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Chlorophytum tuberosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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