| Protologue: |
Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History-Botany (Paris) 9: 173 (1903). |
| Etymology: |
The epithet refers to its occurrence in Liberia. |
| Subgenus: |
Sansevieria |
| Group: |
Sansevieria hyacinthoides |
| Distribution: |
Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. |
| Brief Description: |
Another acaulescent and rhizomatous broad-leaf species, this one has 1 - 6 smooth leaves that are erect or suberect and spreading with age. The leaves are lanceolate, 46-106 cm long by 5.0-12.5 cm wide and light yellow-green in color with obscure light green bands. The leaves are broadest in the middle and narrowed downwards and upwards to a soft green tip. The margin is papery and a light reddish-brown color. The inflorescence is 60-80 cm tall and simple. |
| Similar Species: |
Sansevieria liberica, probably the most ubiquitous species in West Africa, cannot be confused with any other species from West Africa. In collections, it resembles many other species from East Africa, notably Sansevieria nilotica and S. dawei. Its yellow-green color and relatively small size make it somewhat distinctive in comparison with those other two species. |
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Sansevieria liberica in cultivation.
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Sansevieria liberica flowering in cultivation.
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