Chlorophytum
| Chlorophytum | |
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| Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum' | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. |
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About 200-220, including: |
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Chlorophytum (
/ˌklɒrɵˈfaɪtəm/)[1] is a genus of about 200-220 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae,[2] native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia.
They grow to 10–60 cm tall, with a rosette of long, slender leaves 15–75 cm long and 0.5–2 cm broad, growing from a thick, fleshy rhizome. The flowers are small, usually white, produced on sparse panicles up to 120 cm long; in some species the panicle also bears plantlets, which take root on touching the ground.
Chlorophytum comosum, also called the Spider Plant, a native of South Africa, is a very popular houseplant in its variegated form 'Variegatum'.
Chlorophytum borivilianum is a native of India, used and grown as a medicinal plant.
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Flower of C. comosum
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Fleshy rhizomes of C. comosum
[edit] References
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Agavaceae
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