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Sansevieria trifasciata
Plant photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About Sansevieria trifasciata
Sansevieria trifasciata is treated by the GBIF Backbone as a synonym of Dracaena trifasciata (also recorded as Snake plant, Mother-in-law's tongue, Viper's bowstring hemp, Snake Sansevieria, Bowstring hemp, Good luck plant, Mother-in-law's nose), an accepted species in the family Asparagaceae, within the order Asparagales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania, and DR Congo. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.
- Common name
- Snake plant, Mother-in-law's tongue, Viper's bowstring hemp, Snake Sansevieria, Bowstring hemp, Good luck plant, Mother-in-law's nose
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania, DR Congo
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Field photographs
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