Sansevieria downsii Chahin.
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province
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Synonyms:
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Sansevieria aff. gracilis N.E. Br. sensu Thiede
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial succulent with creeping stolons, often covered in old leaf sheaths. Leaves 6-14 per shoot in rosettes, recurved, spreading, 14-45 cm long, with a ovate base and cylindrical but channeled for up to 80% of the length, longitudinally grooved, mid-green with no or very faint transverse bands; apex spiny, withered. Flowers in spike-like inflorescence up to 120 cm long, much longer than the leaves; flowering part 40-70 cm long, mostly about twice as long as the peduncle. Flowers in 3-10-flowered clusters, usually set 1-2 cm apart, opening in the evening; perianth cream, pearly grey or purplish-green, 20-24 mm long; tube c. 10 mm long, lobes c. 12 mm long. Fruit c. 8 mm in diameter. |
Notes:
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This species has only recently been recorded from northern Mozambique for the first time. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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On termite mounds in dry woodland and scrub. |
Altitude range: |
600 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Only known from northern parts of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
Mozambique distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Vulnerable |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Sunday 31 July 2016 |
Literature:
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La Croix, I. (2010). Dracaenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Page 26.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Sansevieria downsii. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=206950, retrieved 28 March 2023
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