Taxon: Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

• the 8 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• African bowstring-hemp   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• fiberbajonettlilja   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Zander ed13; F Mesoamer)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  South Tropical Africa: Mozambique
  Southern Africa: Namibia; South Africa - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal

• naturalized elsewhere

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
• Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. [cult.].
• Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963–. Flora of southern Africa.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa v. 51.; v. 56. 1987
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code).
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Oliver, D. et al., eds. v. 1-3, & W. T. Thiselton Dyer et al., eds. v. 4-10. 1868–1937. Flora of tropical Africa.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Sansevieria hyacinthoides.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Sansevieria hyacinthoides.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Sansevieria hyacinthoides.

Synonyms:

• (=) Sansevieria guineensis (L.) Willd.
  
• (=) Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb.
  (previously associated with 5 accessions)

Check other web resources for Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce:

• SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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