Asparagaceae
Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum polystachys Baker

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

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds.) (2004). A Checklist of Zimbabwean Vascular Plants: 1-148. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET), Pretoria.
  • Meerts, P. & Bjorå, C.S. (2012). Synopsis of the genus Chlorophytum (Asparagaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi). Plant ecology and evolution 145: 373-409.
  • Meerts, P. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Anthericaceae: 1-119. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 509
  • Hepper in Kew Bull. 21: 496 (1968).
  • in J. Bot. 16: 326 (1878)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in J. Bot. 16: 326 (1878) as C. polystachyum.
  • ―Baker in F.T.A. 7: 509 (1898).
  • ―Hepper in Kew Bull. 21: 496 (1968).
  • ―Kativu in Kirkia 15: 71 (1994).
  • ―Nordal, Kativu & Poulsen in F.T.E.A., Anthericaceae: 43 (1997).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meerts, P. & Bjorå, C.S. (2012). Synopsis of the genus Chlorophytum (Asparagaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi). Plant ecology and evolution 145: 373-409.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 509 (1897), as ‘ polystachyum ’.
  • Baker in Journal of Botany 16: 326 (1878)
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 268 (1956).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 99 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Paget-Wilkes, C.F. [784] Tanzania K003738514 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8382] Tanzania K003738510 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3338] Kenya K003738509 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1559] Kenya K003738505 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [49219] Kenya K003738502 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1838] Sudan K000256891 Type Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1838] Sudan K000256892 Type Yes
Rayner, R.J. [526] Kenya K003738504 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8382] Tanzania K003738511 Yes
Richards, H.M. [25179] Tanzania K003738522 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4565] Tanzania K003738521 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [7645] Tanzania K003738524 Yes
Tweedie [905] Kenya K003738503 Yes
Tweedie [1998] Kenya K003738506 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1269] Tanzania K003738520 Yes
Richards, H.M. [17800] Tanzania K003738518 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5352] Kenya K003738507 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1701] Tanzania K003738512 Yes
Lovett, J.; Niblett, M. [1756] Tanzania K003738515 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.B. [12752] Tanzania K003738516 Yes
Kabuye, C.H.; Ngweno, F. [503] Kenya K003738508 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1224] Tanzania K003738513 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5595] Tanzania K003738517 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11541] Tanzania K003738523 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [5843] Tanzania K003738519 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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