Scientific or common name:

Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb.

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AGAVACEAE - Century-plant family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb.
Nomencl. ref.: Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 65. 1794
Rank: species
See: ► Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

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Common names

U.S. name: Iguanatail

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Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce
= Cordyline guineensis (L.) Britton
= Sansevieria metallica Horton ex Gerome & Labroy

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Agavaceae
Genus: Sansevieria
Species:

1) Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook. [excluded] 2) Sansevieria fasciata Prain [excluded] 3) Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce 4) Sansevieria longiflora Sims [excluded] 5) Sansevieria metallica Horton ex Gerome & Labroy 6) Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult. f. 7) Sansevieria senegambica Baker 8) Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb. 9) Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Agavaceae)
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1) Allibertia (tuberose) 2) Clistoyucca (yucca) 3) Cordyline (sansevieria) 4) Dracaena 5) Furcraea 6) Hesperaloe (false yucca) 7) Hesperoyucca 8) Manfreda (tuberose) 9) Phormium 10) Polianthes 11) Runyonia (tuberose) 12) Samuela (yucca) 13) Sansevieria

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Common names (Sansevieria)
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1) (no name) 2) Bowstring hemp (Sansevieria senegambica) 3) Iguanatail (Sansevieria hyacinthoides) 4) Indian bowstring hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) 5) Viper's bowstring hemp (Sansevieria trifasciata)

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More species:
1) Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain [3083]
2) Santalum album L. [838]
3) Santalum ellipticum Gaudich. [981]
4) Santalum ellipticum Gaudich. var. littorale (Hillebr.) Skottsb. [153]
5) Santalum freycinetianum Gaudich. var. lanaiense Rock [1017]
6) Santalum involutum H. St. John [92]
7) Santalum pyrularium A. Gray [146]
8) Santolina virens Mill. [143]
9) Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk., orth. var. [199]
10) Saponaria officinalis L. [1499]

30-Apr-2024 - Week-18

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