Sansevieria nilotica

Sansevieria nilotica

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 nilotica

Name

Sansevieria nilotica Baker, 1875

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acyntha nilotica (Baker) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 699 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Sansevieria nilotica var. obscura N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 238 (1915).
  • Acyntha massae Chiov., Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11: 58 (1940).
  • Sansevieria massae (Chiov.) Cufod., Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 42(3, Suppl.): 1570 (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Central African Repu; Ethiopia; Ogasawara-shoto; Sudan; Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G., 1875: J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 548.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sansevieria nilotica 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 nilotica. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 28 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Sansevieria nilotica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 28.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Sansevieria nilotica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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