Sansevieria trifasciata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Dracaeneae
Genus: Sansevieria
Sectio: S. sect. Sansevieria
Subsectio: S. subsect. Sansevieria
Species: Sansevieria trifasciata

Name

Sansevieria trifasciata Prain, Bengal Pl. 2: 1054 (1903)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb., Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1101 (2017).
Heterotypic
- Sansevieria laurentii De Wild., Rev. Cult. Colon. 14: 231 (1904).
- Sansevieria jacquinii N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 97 (1911).
- Sansevieria craigii Anon., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 51(Suppl.): xv (1912).
- Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii (De Wild.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 240 (1915).
- Sansevieria zeylanica var. laurentii (De Wild.) L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 3070 (1963).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa S. Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Prain, D. Bengal Plants 2: 1054 (1903)

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sansevieria trifasciata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sansevieria trifasciata. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 28 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Sansevieria trifasciata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 28.
Tropicos.org 2019. Sansevieria trifasciata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Skoonma-se-tong
English: Snake plant
suomi: Isoanopinkieli
magyar: Anyósnyelv
Bahasa Indonesia: Lidah ibu mertua
日本語: サンセベリア
Lëtzebuergesch: Schwéiermammszongen
Nederlands: Bajonetplant
norsk: Svigermorstunge
Nouormand: Langue à la belle-méthe
русский: Сансевиерия
svenska: Svärmors tunga

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