familyAgavaceae
genusSansevieria
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Prod. Pl. Cap. 1: [xii], 65. 1794.
Common names: Bowstring hemp, devil’s-tongue
Etymology: for Raimond de Sangro, Prince of Sanseviero
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Revision as of 22:17, 5 November 2020
Herbs, perennial, erect, from thick rhizomes. Leaves basal, erect; blade often variegated and mottled, elongate, thick, flat or cylindrical, rigid. Inflorescences paniculate, racemose, or spicate. Flowers bisexual; tepals basally connate into tube, white, yellowish white, pale pink, or greenish white, tips narrow; ovary superior. Fruits baccate. Seeds 1–3. x = 9, 19, 20, 21, 33.
Distribution
Introduced; Africa, Sri Lanka.
Discussion
Species 60 (1 in the flora).
Many species of Sansevieria are used as house and greenhouse plants. Some besides S. hyacinthoides have reportedly escaped in southern Florida but I have seen no specimens.
Selected References
None.