Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum (,), sometimes colloquially referred to as the spider plants, is a genus of almost 200 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the Agavoideae within the Asparagaceae. The plants are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Asia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip
General: area. One species, Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Agavoideae
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Chlorophytum (,), sometimes colloquially referred to as the spider plants, is a genus of almost 200 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the Agavoideae within the Asparagaceae. The plants are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Asia.
Depending on species, most Chlorophytum mature at about 10–60 cm (3"-12") in height, growing out from a central rosette of long, slender leaves of around 15–75 cm (5"-29") in length. The plants tend to have thick, fleshy, tuberous roots, about 0.5-2 cm (0.17"-0.75") thick. The flowers are small and usually white, produced on sparse panicles up to 120 cm (47") long.