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Sansevieria chlorantha M. Burkart, Kavula, Sikawa & Yinger |
| Protologue: |
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| Etymology: |
Named for the greenish color of the floral tube. |
| Subgenus: |
Sansevieria |
| Group: |
Sansevieria raffillii |
| Distribution: |
Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. |
| Brief Description: |
The acaulescent, rhizomatous, and clumping perennial has 6 leaves in a rosette. The dull dark green leaves are spreading, flexible, and up to 100 cm long and up to 62 cm wide. The rough to slightly roughened leaves are broadly U-shaped and lack a central channel, and both surfaces have whitish dots lighter green banding, and up to 8 darker longitudinal lines. The leaf margin is reddish and the tip is dull and white. The inflorescence is up to 135 cm tall and is simple with 5 - 7 greenish-white, recurved flowers per cluster and subequal filaments and style. |
| Similar Species: |
Sansevieria chlorantha is only known from one locality which makes comparisons with other sansevierias difficult. It has affinities and differences with Sansevieria enchiridiofolia and S. lunatifolia. |
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Sansevieria chlorantha in habitat (photograph courtesy of B. Yinger).
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Flowering pecimen of Sansevieria chlorantha (photograph courtesy of B. Yinger).
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