Asparagaceae
Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum galpinii

Chlorophytum galpinii var. galpinii

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Recorded in error in:

Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Davies, R.M. [D163] Zimbabwe K003739301 No
Macuacua, L. [107] Mozambique K003739299 No
de Lemos, F.; Balsinhas, A. [278] Mozambique K003739297 No
Eyles, F. [9] Zimbabwe K003739309 No
Biegel, H.M. [1471] Zimbabwe K003739310 No
[N. Elliott] [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003739303 No
Seine, R. [652] Zimbabwe K003739311 No
Norrgran, G. [378] Zimbabwe K003739308 No
West, O. [2553] Zimbabwe K003739307 No
West, O. [2443] Zimbabwe K003739302 No
de Koning, J.; Boane, C. [8725] Mozambique K003739300 No
Plowes, D.C.H. [2865] Zambia K003739304 No
Galpin, E.E. [1160] South Africa K000256973 Type Yes
de Koning, J. [7968] Mozambique K003739296 No
Macuacua, L. [LM1448] Mozambique K003739298 No
Biegel, H.M. [1597] Zimbabwe K003739306 No
Feiertag, H.J. [45430] Zimbabwe K003739305 No

Sources

  • 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