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Chlorophytum
Sign in to saveChlorophytum (,), 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.
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Chlorophytum is a genus within the plant kingdom, specifically classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Asparagales. It belongs to the family Asparagaceae and the subfamily Agavoideae. The genus includes the species Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques and has the taxonomic type Chlorophytum inornatum. Its common name is 吊兰属.
The native range of the genus includes Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, and the Caprivi Strip. Additional records indicate presence in Mexico, Equatorial Guinea, China, and Kenya. Institutions such as CICY, IBUNAM, US, NY, and MO hold related records.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
General: area. One species, Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 801
- With media
- 849
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Collections
- CICY, IBUNAM, US, NY, MO
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Equatorial Guinea, China, Kenya, Cameroon, United States, South Africa, India
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Agavoideae
- Image
- ChlorophytumCapense.jpg
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- Chlorophytum
- taxonomic type
- Chlorophytum inornatum
- taxon common name
- 吊兰属
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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.
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