Asparagaceae
Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum suffruticosum Baker

First published in J. Bot. 16: 326 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a sometimes tuberous subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 317 (1994).
  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 508 (1898).
  • Baker in Journal of Botany 1878: 326 (1878)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 15, 1933 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Tanzania K000257061 Type Yes
Aug 30, 1933 Wakefield [s.n.] Kenya K000257058 Holotype Yes
Aug 30, 1933 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000257059 Holotype Yes
Holst, C. [2103] Tanzania K000257060 Type Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3624] Tanzania Anthericum suffruticosum K:SPC-05430.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [9717] Kenya Anthericum suffruticosum K:SPC-15149.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1058] Kenya Anthericum suffruticosum K:SPC-02358.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [9717] Tanzania Anthericum suffruticosum K:SPC-05568.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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