Sansevieria zeylanica

Sansevieria zeylanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Convallarioideae
Tribus: Dracaeneae
Genus: Sansevieria
Sectio: S. sect. Sansevieria
Subsectio: S. subsect. Hastifoliae
Species: Sansevieria zeylanica

Name

Sansevieria zeylanica (L.) Willd., 1799

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aloe hyacinthoides var. zeylanica L., Sp. Pl.: 321 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Aloe zeylanica (L.) Jacq., Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 310 (1762).
  • Acyntha zeylanica (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 699 (1891).
  • Cordyline zeylanica (L.) Britton, Bot. Porto Rico 6: 529 (1930).
  • Dracaena zeylanica (L.) Mabb., Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1101 (2017).
• Heterotypic
  • Sansevieria ensifolia Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 66 (1812).
  • Sansevieria grandicuspis Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 67 (1812).
  • Sansevieria pumila Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 67 (1812).
  • Sansevieria indica Herter, Estud. Bot. Reg. Uruguay 24: 218 (1956).

Homonyms

• Sansevieria zeylanica Roxb., nom. illeg. = Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie S. India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Willdenow, C.L.v., 1799: Sp. Pl. 2: 159.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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