Asparagaceae

Chlorophytum Ker Gawl.

First published in Bot. Mag. 27: t. 1071 (1807)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Trop & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Azores, Ecuador, Germany, Juan Fernández Is., Korea, Madeira, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Réunion, Seychelles, St.Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 493.
  • in Bot. Mag. t. 1071 (1807)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bot. Mag. 27: t.107 (1807), amended Kativu & Nordal in Nordic J. Bot. 13: 61 (1993).
  • in F.T.A. 7: 493 (1898).
  • ―Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 321 (1876);
  • ―Bjorå, Hoell, Kativu & Nordal in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157: 223–238 (2008).
  • ―Krause in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed.2 15a: 284 (1930).
  • ―Marais & Reilly in Kew Bull. 32: 653 (1978).
  • ―Nordal, Eriksen & Fosby in Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 23b: 535 (1990).
  • ―Obermeyer in Bothalia 7: 690 (1962).
  • ―Stedje & Nordal in Seyani & Chikuni, Proc. 12th AETFAT Congress: 513–524 (1994).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in F.T.A. 7: 493 (1898)
  • Kativu & Nordal in Nordic Journ. Bot. 13: 59–65 (1993)
  • Marais & Reilly in K.B. 32: 653–663 (1978)
  • Nordal & Thulin in Nordic Journ. Bot. 13: 257–280 (1993)
  • Nordal et al. in Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 23: 535–559 (1990)
  • Oberm. in Bothalia 7: 690 (1962)
  • Stedje & Nordal in Seyani & Chikuni, Proc. XIII AETFAT, Malawi, 1991: 513–524 (1994)
  • emend. Nordal in Nordic Journ. Bot. 13: 61 (1993)
  • in Bot. Mag. 27, t. 1071 (1807)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [445] Cameroon K000542351 No
Aug 1, 2002 Mackinder, B. [307 B] Cameroon K000008008 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Stolz. [339] Tanzania K000257031 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Stolz. [339] Tanzania K000257030 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Welwitsch [3777-3778-3779] Angola K000256921 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5060] K001104640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lowe, J.L. [3298] Cameroon K003737333 Yes
Macaulay [1083] Zambia K003935652 Yes
Balakrishnan, N. [251] Sri Lanka K003736663 Yes
s.coll. [8216] Madagascar K003935695 Yes
Abeid, Y.S.; Pondamali, T.A. [2037] Tanzania K003739108 Yes
Humbert, H. [19977] Madagascar K003935700 Yes
Birnbaum, P. [939] Mali K001532611 Yes
Bidgood, S., Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8600] Zambia K000569940 Holotype Yes
Merrett, L. [LM 558] Zambia K001567673 Yes
Merrett, L. [2449] Zambia K001567674 Yes
Osborne, J.; Mapoule, K.; Nyirenda, F. [JO 1037] Zambia K000569433 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8231] Zambia K001567675 Yes
Kasim, M. [001218] Malaysia K003736673 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2831] Zambia K003935653 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1061] South Africa K003936155 Yes
Wild, H. [35275] Zimbabwe K:SPC-02406.000 No
Rodway, F.A. [386] Australia K:SPC-18224.000 No
Hoell, G.; Nordal, I. [GH127] Zambia K003739727 No
Schlieben, H.J. [3199] Tanzania K003739100 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [3932] Zambia K003739726 No
Napier, E.R. [3564] Kenya K:SPC-02411.000 No
Patel, H. [7307] Mozambique K000613569 No
Monyrak, M. [206] Cambodia K003736726 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [439] Kenya K:SPC-02401.000 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [682] Cote d'Ivoire K003737288 Yes
Wild, H. [2277] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05452.000 No
Frontier-Tanzania [3234] Tanzania K003739104 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5059] Nepal K000639347 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3507] Tanzania K:SPC-22847.000 No
Sanane, M. [1440] Zambia K003935650 Yes
Cooke, O.L. [5989] K003936137 Yes
Kies, P. [335] K003936141 Yes
Ryder, M. (Hon.) [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003935654 Yes
Poilane, M. [25560] Vietnam K003736718 Yes
Polhill, R. [384] Kenya K:SPC-01268.000 No
Bardot-Vaucoulon, M.; Véné, G.; Razafindrabelahasy, G. [1662] Madagascar K003935696 Yes
Henriques, C. [662] Angola K003935661 Yes
Veitch, J. [9] K000794603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Bytebier, B.; Butynski, T.; Ehart, C.; Perkins, A. [6680] Tanzania K003739107 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [2135] Kenya K:SPC-03694.000 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6402] Zambia K003739591 No
Barnes, E. [1365] India K003736656 Yes
Adamson, J. [33] Kenya K003739098 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14931] Thailand K003736694 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [612] Sri Lanka K003736662 Yes
Pooma, R.; Pattharahirantricin, N. [7755] Thailand K003736724 Yes
[J. Gestner] [6963] South Africa K003936153 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17579] Thailand K003736690 Yes
de Nevers, G. [14541] Guinea K001970032 No
Merret, L. [2527] Zambia K001872188 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Meret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9377] Zambia K001872187 Yes
Geerling, C.; Néné, J. [4678] Cameroon K001562979 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9057] Angola K001625947 Yes
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Pleiss, D.; Du Pleiss, S; O'Connor, N. Zambia K001870069 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9858] Zambia K001328473 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9858] Zambia K001870079 Yes
Davies, F.G. [s.n.] India K001636173 No
Pope, G.; Muller, T. [510] Mozambique K003935646 Yes
Bowker, H. [s.n.] K003936134 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25913] Nigeria K:SPC-04440.000 No
Marcan, A. [1793] Thailand K003736722 Yes
Verdcourt [3007] Kenya K003737823 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [424] Kenya K:SPC-02409.000 No
Chase, N.C. [6362] Zimbabwe K003739586 No
Simon Laizer, G.; Kindeketa, W.; Kayombo, C. [1203] Tanzania K003739106 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3227] Zambia K:SPC-38337.000 No
Gossweiler, J. (Mr) [2314] Angola K003739731 No
Burchell [3650] South Africa K000256979 Type Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1360] Thailand K003736695 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1311] Thailand K003736693 Yes
Andrianjafy, N.M. [1891] Madagascar K003935694 Yes
Welwitsch [3781] Angola K000256961 Type Yes
Hutton, H. [s.n.] K003936146 Yes
Archdeacon W.P. Johnson [480] Mozambique K003739386 No
Wasserfall, E. [990] K003936144 Yes
Van der Schijff, H.P. [4071] South Africa K003936150 Yes
Bruce; Kies [51] South Africa K003936142 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [136] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003737335 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [9333] Tanzania K003739102 Yes
Barnes, E. [309] India K003736654 Yes
Santini, S. [1318] Uganda K003739096 Yes
Wild, H. [2280] Zimbabwe K:SPC-15163.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [367] Uganda K:SPC-05449.000 No
Nicholas, A.; Priday, A.; Keet, G. [2076] K003936148 Yes
Leandri, J.; Capuron, R.; Ranzafindrakoto, A. [2075] Madagascar K003935699 Yes
Harris, D.J. [2460] Cameroon K:SPC-60036.000 No
Wild, H. [2284] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04423.000 No
Rayner, R.W. [282] Kenya K:SPC-16700.000 No
Frontier-Tanzania [811] Tanzania K003739101 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [516] Botswana K003935655 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17579] Thailand K003736689 Yes
Stewart, M.M. [73] Eswatini K003936151 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [9911] Zambia K003935649 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [17217] Zambia K003739729 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5060] K001104641 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5059] Bangladesh K000639340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bjornstad, A. [719] Tanzania K003739099 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3794] Kenya K:SPC-15161.000 No
Pawek, J. [12386] Malawi K003935648 Yes
Poilane, M. [25560] Vietnam K003736719 Yes
Barrett, S.C.H. [75B] Eswatini K003936147 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Mainde, A.; Konstantine, D. [3589] Tanzania K003739105 Yes
Frisby, A. [3001] Angola K003935657 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18778] South Africa K003936139 Yes
Balansa, B. [4148] Vietnam K003736688 Yes
Wild, H. [40798] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04442.000 No
Pooma, R.; Pattharahirantricin, N. [7755] Thailand K003736723 Yes
Grey-Wilson; [illegible] [4214] Nepal K003736653 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [2776] Uganda K003739095 Yes
Henriques, C. [791] Angola K003935660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003936133 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1224] Tanzania K:SPC-05573.000 No
Garrett, H.B.G. [1360] Thailand K003736692 Yes
Wild, H. [3953] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05446.000 No
Phusomsaeng, S. [259] Thailand K003736696 Yes
Rayner [342] Kenya K:SPC-05447.000 No
Barbosa, G. [9405] Angola K003935659 Yes
Henry, A. [12288] China K000794601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Humbert, H. [10789] K003936149 Yes
Tanner, R. [476] Tanzania K:SPC-04443.000 No
Boivin, L.H [[511]] K003936136 Yes
Barnes, E. [310] India K003736655 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1401] Tanzania K:SPC-03686.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4435] Kenya K:SPC-02412.000 No
Speke; Grant [s.n.] Tanzania K000365093 Lectotype Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6098] Zambia K003935651 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1983] Sudan K003737531 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [707] Zimbabwe K003739588 No
Manning, S.D. [1905] Cameroon K003737332 Yes
Napier, E.R. [3565] Kenya K:SPC-02405.000 No
Abraham, A. [3179] India K003736657 Yes
Pope, G.; Smith, A.R.; Goyder, D. [2267] Malawi K003935647 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [477] Kenya K:SPC-04444.000 No
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4527] Kenya K003739097 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11579] K003936152 Yes
Gossweiler, J. (Mr) [2214] Angola K003739730 No
Gillett, J.B. [12819] Kenya K:SPC-02413.000 No
Schnell, R. [7052] Guinea K003737063 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5059] K001104638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt, B. [388] Kenya K:SPC-02404.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003936156 No
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India K003736659 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4247] South Africa K000365062 Type Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4247] South Africa K000365063 Type Yes
Veitch, J. [9] K000794604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rayner, R.W. [284] Kenya K:SPC-16701.000 No
Morse, H.B. [s.n.] China K000794600 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8186] Kenya K:SPC-05448.000 No
RCB [s.n.] K003935658 Yes
Tweedie, E. M. [1354] Kenya K:SPC-06445.000 No
Young, M.E. [27343] K003936140 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [7849] South Africa K003936138 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5059] Nepal K001104639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Miller, O.B. [8226] Zimbabwe K003739587 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2893] Zambia K:SPC-31240.000 No
Wild, H. [3292] Zimbabwe K003739590 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3584] Tanzania K:SPC-15165.000 No
Lugard E.J; Lugard C. [629] Kenya K000400450 Type Yes
Chandler, P. [2138] Uganda K:SPC-04445.000 No
Biegel, H.M. [844] Zimbabwe K003739585 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3640] Zambia K:SPC-29113.000 No
Morse, H.B. [580] China K000794599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14109] Kenya K:SPC-02402.000 No
Haine, T. [239] Madagascar K003935693 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [138] Tanzania K:SPC-02403.000 No
Wild, H. [44906] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05441.000 No
Wild, H. [3984] Zimbabwe K003739584 No
Rayner, R. W. [532] Kenya K:SPC-02395.000 No
Timberlake, J. [5017] Mozambique K000613396 No
Garrett, H.B.G. [1311] Thailand K003736691 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5061] K001104642 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1240 A] Tanzania K:SPC-06604.000 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Legesse, M.; Wondefrash, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8760] Ethiopia K003737576 Yes
Leal, M.E.; Nguema, D.; Mounoumoulossi, E.; Bissiemou, P. [2085] Gabon K003737334 Yes
Marcan, A. [1727] Thailand K003736721 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Malekela, A. [5171] Tanzania K003739103 Yes
Marcan, A. [915] Thailand K003736720 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [40472] India K003736658 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4734] Zambia K003739728 No
Humbert, H.; Capuron, R. [27079] Madagascar K003935698 Yes
Wild, H. [1839] Zimbabwe K003739582 No
Merwe, F.V.D. [1251] K003936154 Yes
Young, R.G.N.; Young, M.E. [1600] South Africa K003936135 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003936009 Yes
Stephens, E.L.; Glover, R. [8633] K003936145 Yes
K:SPC-16712.000 No
Dassanayake, M.D. [698] Sri Lanka K003736661 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1478] Tanzania K:SPC-02410.000 No
Wild, H. [3292] Zimbabwe K003739589 No
Matthew, K.M.; Venugopal, N. [RHT17194] India K003736660 Yes
Humbert, H. [32096] Madagascar K003935697 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13968] Kenya K:SPC-02408.000 No
Wild, H. [27079] Zimbabwe K:SPC-15164.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [795] Kenya K:SPC-03692.000 No
Frisby, A. [3054] Angola K003935656 Yes
Monro, C.F.H. [2282] Zimbabwe K003739583 No
Wasserfall, E. [990] South Africa K003936143 Yes
Gereau, R.; Lovett, J.; Kyalawa, C.O.; Mbwambo, Z.H. [3062] Tanzania K003739109 Yes
Wild, H. [44550] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04441.000 No
Phengklai, C. [6643] Thailand K003736687 Yes
Cruse, A.W. [428] Zambia K:SPC-02407.000 No

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