Sansevieria hyacinthoides

Sansevieria hyacinthoides

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 hyacinthoides

Name

Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce, 1914

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe hyacinthoides L., Sp. Pl.: 321 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Aletris hyacinthoides (L.) L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 456 (1762).
  • Cordyline hyacinthoides (L.) W.Wight, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 249 (1904).
  • Dracaena hyacinthoides (L.) Mabb., Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1101 (2017).
• Heterotypic
  • Aloe hyacinthoides var. guineensis L., Sp. Pl.: 321 (1753).
  • Aletris hyacinthoides var. guineensis (L.) L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 456 (1762).
  • Aloe guineensis (L.) Jacq., Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 308 (1762).
  • Aletris guineensis (L.) Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob.: 63 (1772).
  • Acyntha guineensis (L.) Medik., Theodora: 76 (1786).
  • Sanseverinia thyrsiflora Petagna, Inst. Bot. 3: 643 (1787).
  • Veltheimia guineensis (L.) Neck., Elem. Bot. 3: 186 (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Sansevieria thyrsiflora (Petagna) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 65 (1794).
  • Salmia guineensis (L.) Cav., Icon. 3: 24 (1795).
  • Salmia spicata Cav., Icon. 3: 24 (1795).
  • Pleomele aloifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 245 (1796).
  • Sansevieria guineensis (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 159 (1799).
  • Sansevieria laetevirens Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 66 (1812).
  • Sansevieria polyphylla Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 65 (1812).
  • Sansevieria spicata (Cav.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 66 (1812).
  • Sansevieria fulvocincta Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 30 (1819).
  • Sansevieria stenophylla Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 342 (1821).
  • Sansevieria latifolia Bojer, Hortus Maurit.: 348 (1837).
  • Sansevieria ceylonica Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(1): 565 (1841).
  • Sansevieria angustiflora Lindb., Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn. 10: 130 (1871).
  • Sansevieria angustifolia Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 547 (1875), nom. illeg.
  • Sansevieria rufocincta Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 548 (1875).
  • Acyntha thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 699 (1891).
  • Sansevieria grandis Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7877 (1903).
  • Sansevieria grandis var. zuluensis N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 252 (1915).
  • Cordyline guineensis (L.) Britton, Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Mem. 1: 35 (1918).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Kenya to S. Africa References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Druce, G.C., 1914. Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 423

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sansevieria hyacinthoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sansevieria hyacinthoides. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 27 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Sansevieria hyacinthoides in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Sansevieria hyacinthoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Iguana Tail

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