Taxon:  Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb.



Summary
Genus:
Sansevieria
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Nolinoideae
Nomen number:
33071
Place of publication:
Prodr. pl. cap. 65.  1794
Comment:
an illegitimate, superfluous name (Madrid ICN Art. 52), as Thunberg cited Aletris hyacinthoides var. guieensis L., a homotypic synonym of Aloe guineensis (L.) Jacq. (1762), a name which had priority at species rank, in synonymy
Verified:
12/15/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Sansevieria thrysiflora (Petagna) Thunb.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Harvey, W. H. & O. W. Sonder, eds. v. 1-3; W. T. Thiselton Dyer & A. W. Hill, eds. v. 4-7. 1860-1993. Flora capensis Note: v. 1-3:1860-1865; v. 4-7:1896-1933
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  6. McNeill, J. et al., eds. 2006. International code of botanical nomenclature, Vienna ed. 280.
  7. Ross, J. 1972. The flora of Natal. Note: = Sansevieria guineensis
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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33071. Accessed 7 October 2026.