Chlorophytum polystachys Baker

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Chlorophytum polystachys

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Chlorophytum polystachys

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Chlorophytum polystachys

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

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Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb. Leaves mostly basal, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence on a long wiry stem, distinctly branched, glabrous. Flowers widely spaced, small and inconspicuous.
Type location:
Sudan
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Habitat: Among rocks and in stony soils in open woodland.
Altitude range: 1000 - 1500 m
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Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N,C,Lk,W
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Literature:

Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 61 - 62.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 85. in error asChlorophytum polystachyum

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Flora of Malawi: Chlorophytum polystachys
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum polystachys
African Plant Database: Chlorophytum polystachys
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chlorophytum polystachys
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chlorophytum polystachys
JSTOR Plant Science: Chlorophytum polystachys
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum polystachys
Plants of the World Online: Chlorophytum polystachys
Tropicos: Chlorophytum polystachys
Wikipedia: Chlorophytum polystachys


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Chlorophytum polystachys.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113480, retrieved 28 March 2024

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