Chlorophytum macrophyllum

Chlorophytum macrophyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Chlorophytum
Species: Chlorophytum macrophyllum

Name

Chlorophytum macrophyllum (A.Rich.) Asch., 1867

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anthericum macrophyllum A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 334 (1850).
• Heterotypic
  • Chlorophytum leucolepis Welw. ex Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 259 (1878).
  • Chlorophytum fuchsianum De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 102 (1903).
  • Chlorophytum massaicum K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 236 (1921).
  • Chlorophytum kyimbilense Poelln., Feddes Repert. 51: 80 (1942).
  • Chlorophytum hyacinthinum Peter ex Poelln., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 298 (1947).
  • Chlorophytum kilimandscharicum Poelln., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 300 (1947).
  • Chlorophytum longipaniculatum Poelln., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 303 (1947).
  • Chlorophytum macrophyllum var. kyimbilense Poelln., Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 310 (1947).
  • Dasystachys melanocarpa Chiov., Webbia 8: 20 (1951).
  • Chlorophytum melanocarpum (Chiov.) Marais & Reilly, Kew Bull. 32: 661 (1978).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola; Benin; Burkina; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ascherson, P.F.A. in G. Schweinfurth, 1867. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 294.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chlorophytum macrophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chlorophytum macrophyllum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Chlorophytum macrophyllum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Chlorophytum macrophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chlorophytum macrophyllum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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