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June 2022

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Sansevieria Thunb.

This genus name was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 65 (1794)   Link to external nomenclature reference

This genus name has been reclassified since this snapshot. Its current preferred usage is a synonym .

Species in Sansevieria ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sansevieria:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria flavescens Maury J. Bot. (Morot) iii. (1889) 269, fig. 12. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria liberiensis Cornu ex A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. 633 (1920), nomen; Hutchinson & Dalziel, Fl. W.Trop. Afr. ii. 386 (1936), in syn. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001353449
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria paniculata Schinz Consp. Fl. Afr. [T.A. Durand & H. Schinz] 5: 141. 1894 [1892 publ. Dec 1894] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria striata Don ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 511 (Quid ?). 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352391
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria venosa Don ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 511 (Quid ?). 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001352392
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria zebrina hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 172 (1907). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001353450