Sansevieria hyacinthoides

(Linnaeus) Druce

Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 423. 1914.

Common names: African bowstring hemp
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Aloe hyacinthoides Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 321. 1753
Synonyms: Aloe guineensis (Linnaeus) Jacquin Cordyline guineensis (Linnaeus) Britton Sansevieria guineensis (Linnaeus) Willdenow
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 415. Mentioned on page 411.

Leaves 4–10 × 0.5–0.9 dm; blade with transverse white- or yellow-mottled bands, flat, glabrous, margins often yellow, entire, tufted. Inflorescences paniculate, surpassing leaves, 6 dm. Flowers: tepals greenish white to pale pink, 25–40 mm, limb lobes recurved, linear, 14–18 mm; filaments surpassing lobes; ovary 5 mm; style filiform, to 4 mm; stigma capitate. Berries red, globose, 8 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Near old dwelling sites
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., Africa.

Discussion

The taxonomic disposition of plants here treated as Sansevieria hyacinthoides has varied. R. W. Long and O. Lakela (1971) considered them S. thyrsiflora Thunberg, which is an illegitimate name, while J. K. Small (1933) treated them as Cordyline guineensis, and L. H. Bailey et al. (1976) as S. hyacinthoides.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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William J. Hess +
(Linnaeus) Druce +
Aloe hyacinthoides +
African bowstring hemp +
Fla. +  and Africa. +
0–100 m +
Near old dwelling sites +
Flowering spring. +
Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles +
W2 +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Aloe guineensis +, Cordyline guineensis +  and Sansevieria guineensis +
Sansevieria hyacinthoides +
Sansevieria +
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