Common name: African Spear
Family: Asparagaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Sansevieria angolensis</i> Welw. ex Carrière
Country of Origin: Angola, Zambia
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: M. Opel, CCSS swap
Provenance:
Rcvd as Sansevieria angolensis
Matt Opel, leaf cutting from CCSS swap
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Culture:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asparagaceae
- SubFamily: Nolinoideae
- Tribe: Dracaeneae
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References:
- Newton, L.E. 2001. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons. U. Eggli, ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- WCSP (2019) as Dracaena angolensis . World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 04 December, 2019.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
- Getting to Know Sansevieria at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Monday, 20 January, 2020.
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