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990.000 Chlorophytum
ANTHERICUM L.
DASYSTACHYS Baker
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, Roots either swollen without tuber or ± wiry with distinct tubers. Pedicels mostly articulated, usually with more than 1 at each node, less often with 1 and then supported by 2 bracts. Flowers open, star-shaped, urceolate to ± campanulate. Stamens straight or declinate. Ovary sessile, rarely stipitate. Capsule trigonous to deeply 3-lobed in cross-section. Seeds flat or sharply folded. Worldwide: 215 species, especially in Africa and India Caprivi: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| brachystachyum Baker | Description, Image |
| galpinii (Baker) Kativu var. matabelense (Baker) Kativu | Image |
| longifolium Schweinf. ex Baker | Image |
| sphacelatum (Baker) Kativu var. sphacelatum |
Other sources of information about Chlorophytum:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: ChlorophytumFlora of Malawi: Chlorophytum
Flora of Mozambique: Chlorophytum
Flora of Zambia: Chlorophytum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Chlorophytum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Chlorophytum
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): ChlorophytumFlora Zambesiaca web site: Chlorophytum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Chlorophytum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chlorophytum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Chlorophytum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Chlorophytum
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