| Protologue: |
Cactus and Succulent Journal (Los Angeles) 91(2):147 (2019). |
| Etymology: |
The epithet refers to the seasonal folding of the leaves. |
| Subgenus: |
Sansevieria |
| Group: |
Sansevieria dawei |
| Distribution: |
This species is widespread across northern Uganda. |
| Brief Description: |
This rather large acaulescent and rhizomatous species has spreading leaves numbering 1 - 7 in a rosette that are folded along their length in dry seasons. The leaves are a medium green color, smooth on both sides, suberect to spreading and(or) recurving, and falcate in form. They are 76-117 cm long and 7-8 cm wide. The leaves narrow towards the base into a stout channeled petiole and narrow upwards into a withered apex. The leaves are marked with lighter colored blotches with some banding, and they have a reddish-brown, occasionally shredding margin that is fibrous and slightly wavy. The inflorescence is 46-106 cm tall and simple with 3 - 7 flowers per cluster. |
| Similar Species: |
Sansevieria conduplicata is related to Sansevieria newtoniana, which grows in southern Uganda, and Sansevieria frequens from central Kenya. It also appears to have some relationship with Sansevieria malabensis from northern Kenya/southern Ethiopia. |
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Sansevieria conduplicata growing at the type locality in Uganda showing the seasonal folding of leaves, a characteristic that earned this species its epithet (photograph by Tom Cole).
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Sansevieria conduplicata with unfolded leaves in Tom Forrest's garden in Kampala, Uganda (photograph by Tom Forrest).
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