Chlorophytum elongatofusiforme De Wild.

First published in Pl. Bequaert. 1: 15 (1921)
This name is a synonym of Chlorophytum sparsiflorum var. sparsiflorum

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • 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. [Cited as Chlorophytum sparsiflorum var. sparsiflorum.]
  • Poulsen, A.D. & Nordal, I. (2005). A phenetic analysis and revision of Guineo-Congolean rain forest taxa of Chlorophytum (Anthericaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 148: 1-20. [Cited as Chlorophytum comosum var. sparsiflorum.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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