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June 2022

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Sansevieria Thunb.

This genus name was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 65 (1794)  

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

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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. 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. 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] wfo-0001352390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria striata Don ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 511 (Quid ?). 1841 wfo-0001352391
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria venosa Don ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 511 (Quid ?). 1841 wfo-0001352392
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria zebrina hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 172 (1907). wfo-0001353450