Asparagaceae
Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum somaliense Baker

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 469 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to NE. Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 318 (1994).
  • Baker in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 15: 469 (1892).
  • Nordal & Thulin in Nordic Journ. Bot. 13: 276 (1993).
  • Nordal in Fl. Ethiopia 6: 95, fig. 190.4 (1997).
  • Thulin, Fl. Somalia 4: 44 (1995).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Phillips, L. [s.n.] Somalia K000256863 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000256862 Type Yes
Adamson, J. (Mrs.); Milne-Rehead, E. [27] Kenya K003737987 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9509] Kenya K003738009 Yes
{Polhill} [387] Kenya K003738012 Yes
Martin, W.H.R. [158] Kenya K003737997 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12625] Kenya K003737983 Yes
Adamson, J. (Mrs.); Milne-Rehead, E. [30] Kenya K003738003 No
Gillett, J. [12625] Kenya K003737982 Yes
Ament, J.; Magogo, F.C. [209] Kenya K003738002 Yes
Mortinier, M.J. [T257] Kenya K003737999 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Brenan, J.P.M. [21703] Kenya K003738001 Yes
Wellby, M.S. [s.n.] Kenya K003737990 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [424] Kenya K003738005 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [21224] Kenya K003737992 Yes
Papov, G. [1488] Kenya K003737993 No
Gillett, J.B. [12715] Kenya K003737988 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2980] Kenya K003738007 Yes
Rayner, R.W. [424] Kenya K003738004 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12715] Kenya K003737991 Yes
Fuchs, V.E. (Mrs) [s.n.] Kenya K003737996 Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [278] Kenya K003738000 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5003] Kenya K003738008 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10858] Kenya K003738010 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14467] Kenya K003737984 Yes
Martin, W.H.R. [134] Kenya K003737998 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1327] Kenya K003737985 Yes
Homming, C.F.; [Dans Lunet Sumy] [CFH270] Kenya K003737995 No
Padwa, S.H. [138] Kenya K003737994 No
Langridge [1305] Kenya K003738006 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9612] Kenya K003738011 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gachathi, N.; Gatheri, G. [5270] Kenya K003737986 No
Gillett, J.B. [12715] Kenya Chlorophytum tenuifolium K:SPC-02396.000 No
Ash [1968] Ethiopia Chlorophytum tenuifolium K:SPC-35894.000 No
Polhill, R. [384] Kenya Chlorophytum tenuifolium K:SPC-01266.000 No
Drummondand, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2280] Tanzania Chlorophytum tenuifolium K:SPC-04437.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [10858] Kenya Chlorophytum tenuifolium K:SPC-29519.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • 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