Asparagaceae
Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum cameronii

Chlorophytum cameronii var. cameronii

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meerts, P. & Bjorå, C.S. (2012). Synopsis of the genus Chlorophytum (Asparagaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi). Plant ecology and evolution 145: 373-409.
  • Meerts, P. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Anthericaceae: 1-119. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Meerts, P. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Anthericaceae: 1-119. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cameron [s.n.] Tanzania K000257044 Type Yes
Brown, E.S. [676A] Tanzania K003738114 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2003] Tanzania K003738116 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9564] Zambia K001765023 Yes
Richards, M. [20936] Tanzania K003738117 Yes
Watermeyer, A.M. [AW/38] Tanzania K003738121 No
Mdelwa, J. [22] Tanzania K003738113 Yes
Richards, M. [20936] Tanzania K003738118 Yes
Stolz, A. [2358a] Tanzania K003738119 Yes
Stolz, A. [1945] Tanzania K003738120 Yes
Björnstad, A. [1087] Tanzania K003738122 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [8286] Tanzania K003738125 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7929] Tanzania K003738123 Yes
Gane [145] Tanzania K003738115 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [5276] Tanzania K003738124 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1217] Tanzania K003738112 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [544] Kenya Anthericum uyuiense K:SPC-04421.000 No
Troupin, G. [4107] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Anthericum uyuiense K:SPC-02365.000 No
Tanner, R. [492] Tanzania Anthericum uyuiense K:SPC-05431.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1217] Tanzania Anthericum uyuiense K:SPC-06443.000 No
Ash [532] Ethiopia Anthericum uyuiense K:SPC-37433.000 No
Milne - Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8286] Tanzania Anthericum uyuiense K:SPC-24494.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0