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Sansevieria burdettii, thusfar only known from one single location in southern Malawi. But it also grows (quite rare) over a large area of northern Mozambique (Cuamba district of Niassa province, close to Nampula town in Nampula province and in Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado province). Tube-like leaves in 2 rows, with a rather short inflorescence and flowers of at least 4 cm long. A cultivated plant. The plant originated from a wooded hill close to Nampula town.
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Sansevieria scimitariformis on the rocks close to Mount Whenje in Macossa district of Mozambique. With local guide.
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Flowering Sansevieria fischeri in a semi-evergreen forest on Mount Maco in Mozambique.
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All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.
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Species: Sansevieria aethiopica Thunb. Date: 2010-01-13 Location: Rocky plateau by picnic and camping site, Khami Ruins. Habitat: In soil pockets on bare granite slope
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Close to the Indian Ocean in Mecufi District of Northern Mozambique.
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Sometimes the racemes of Sansevieria pedicellata are quite congested and almost look "capitate". More commonly, though, are the elongated racemes like that shown by the inflorescence (bud phase) on the left. Cultivated plants in Pemba (origin - Mount Muruwere in Manica province).
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Martincito, Veraguas, Panam
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Here in its natural habitat, a natural, relatively undisturbed dense forest on a hill close to the Indian Ocean. Dark conditions.
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The inflorescence of Sansevieria fischeri is easily to be distinguished from that of S. stuckyi, with its much shorter peduncle. Plant from Ancuabe district, Mozambique.
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Species: Sansevieria pearsonii N.E. Br. Date: 2004-01-06 Location: Epworth Habitat:
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A species of tropical eastern Africa, known in English as Frosty Spears. KEW Gardens, London.
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Chimoio, Manica Province, Mozambique
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Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Sansevieria trifasciata Prain. Asparagaceae. Also placed in Agavaceae, Convallariaceae, Dracaenaceae, Liliaceae, Ruscaceae. CN: [Malay - Lidah jin, Lidah mertua], African bowstring-hemp, Konje-hemp, Mother-in-law's-tongue, Snakeplant. Native of Zaire, Nigeria. Ornamental and folk medicines. Sansevieria "Hahnii" is a cultivar of Sansevieria trifasciata having rosette characteristic. A study by NASA found that it is one of the best plants for improving indoor air quality by passively absorbing toxins such as nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde.Synonym(s):
Sansevieria laurentii De Wild. [
Sansevieria trifasciata var.
laurentii] Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33072en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansevieria_trifasciata
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Picture from the wild, on a forested hill in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique. Looks like a capitate inflorescence with rather long peduncle. Long flower bracts. Late flowering, end of the rainy season, unlike most other Sansevieria species here.
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Capitate inflorescence of Sansevieria fischeri on Mount Maco in Mozambique.
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Species: Sansevieria pearsonii N.E. Br. Date: 2004-08-28 Location: Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare Habitat: Planted plants
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Sansevieria pedicellata, Mount Zembe, Mozambique. Medicinal uses of rhizome: curative treatment of many different poultry diseases; AIDS-related symptoms
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Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Sansevieria trifasciata Prain. Asparagaceae. Also placed in Agavaceae, Convallariaceae, Dracaenaceae, Liliaceae, Ruscaceae. CN: [Malay - Lidah jin, Lidah mertua], African bowstring-hemp, Konje-hemp, Mother-in-law's-tongue, Snakeplant. Native of Zaire, Nigeria. Ornamental and folk medicines. A study by NASA found that it is one of the best plants for improving indoor air quality by passively absorbing toxins such as nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde.Synonym(s):
Sansevieria laurentii De Wild. [
Sansevieria trifasciata var.
laurentii] Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33072en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansevieria_trifasciata
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Supported by a big tree trunk, abundant flowering of wild Sansevieri kirkii in a hill forest in northern Mozambique.