Taxon: Sansevieria trifasciata Prain

• the 7 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii (no accessions)

Common names:

• African bowstring-hemp   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• konje-hemp   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• mother-in-law's-tongue   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• snakeplant   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• chanvre d'Afrique   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  
• lengua de suegra   (Source: F Mesoamer ) – Spanish
  
• sansevieria   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  
• svärmors tunga   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Eur Gard F; F Mesoamer)
  

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Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  West-Central Tropical Africa: Zaire
  West Tropical Africa: Nigeria [n.]

• 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).
• Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963–1968. Flora of Java.
• Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. [cult.].
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 4:193.
• Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
• Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
• St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Sansevieria trifasciata.

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

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Sansevieria trifasciata.

Synonyms:

• Sansevieria laurentii De Wild. [≡ Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii]
  

Check other web resources for Sansevieria trifasciata Prain:

• 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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