Asparagaceae
Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum limosum (Baker) Nordal

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 13: 63 (1993)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

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.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 23, 2013 Luke, WRQ [15526] Mali K000499533 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4128] Cote d'Ivoire K000390623 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [210] Angola K000390634 Yes
Wybowski [753] Congo, Republic of the K000256856 Type Yes
Welwitsch [3803-3804] Angola K000256965 Type Yes
Aké-Assi, L. [5681] Cote d'Ivoire K000390621 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25883] Nigeria K000390628 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [454] Nigeria K000390633 Yes
Fox, R.H. [146] Gambia, The K000390614 Yes
Glanville, R.R. [28] Sierra Leone K000390627 Yes
Aké-Assi, L. [8841] Cote d'Ivoire K000390622 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4733] Sierra Leone K000390625 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2087] Sierra Leone K000390617 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9711] Burundi K000390604 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25883] Nigeria K000390611 Yes
Scott-Elliot, G.F. [5203] Sierra Leone K000390624 Yes
Young, J.D. [250] Nigeria K000390629 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [1061] Sierra Leone K000390619 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4733] Sierra Leone K000390620 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [235] Nigeria K000390631 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [37304] Nigeria K000390632 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [340] Sierra Leone K000390618 Yes
Haswell, D.R. [3] Sierra Leone K000390612 Yes
Mildbraed [9692] Cameroon K000256846 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [12731] Nigeria K000390630 Yes
Saunders, D.H. [27] Gambia, The K000390613 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4789] Sierra Leone K000390626 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25883] Nigeria Anthericum limosum K:SPC-15143.000 No
Laferrere [111] Mali Anthericum limosum K000390616 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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