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December 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 .

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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 arborescens hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 171 (1907), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001248138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria ascendens var. bhwirei R.H.Webb Sansevieria 40: 22. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009220
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria bhitalae R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton Sansevieria 37:12:00. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria brevifolia L.E.Newton Sansevieria 39: 25. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000034368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria chahinianii R.H.Webb & Myklebust Sansevieria 37:06:00. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007496
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria coleana T.G.Forrest CactusWorld 36(4): 262. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria concinna subsp. sudwallensis R.H.Webb Sansevieria 43: 21. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200007759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria conduplicata T.C.Cole & T.G.Forrest Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 91(2): 148. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000034369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria disticha R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton CactusWorld 40(3): 201. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria enchiridiofolia R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton Sansevieria 41: 14. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000034370
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 flexuosa Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 9: 135. 1842 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000772868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria forestii L.E.Newton & R.H.Webb Sansevieria 41: 15. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000034371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria hahnii hort. – — wfo-0001072854
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria lavranii R.H.Webb & Myklebust Sansevieria 37:10:00. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007498
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 marachiensis T.G.Forrest Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 93(3): 208. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria mikephillipsii R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton Sansevieria Online 10(2)-1: 3. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030983
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 rugosifolia R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton Sansevieria 41: 11. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000034372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria specksii R.H.Webb & Myklebust Sansevieria 37:07:00. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007499
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 subgen. Capitulatus Mbugua ex L.E.Newton & R.H.Webb Gen. Sansevieria 19. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030984
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria subgen. Paniculatus Mbugua ex L.E.Newton & R.H.Webb Gen. Sansevieria 19. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria thyrsiflora Petagna Inst. Bot. 3: 643. 1787 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200010624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria trifasciata subsp. sikawae R.H.Webb & Yinger Sansevieria 41: 2. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sansevieria vanillosa M.Burkart & Scharf Sansevieria Online 9(1)-4: 5. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028894
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 yumbiensis T.G.Forrest & T.C.Cole Sansevieria 48: 12. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000030986
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