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Sansevieria pearsonii
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Mukolo Camp
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Mukolo Camp
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| Synonyms: |
Sansevieria desertii N.E. Br. Sansevieria rhodesiana N.E. Br. |
| Common names: | Spiky mother-in-law's tongue (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Succulent perennial, up to 1 m, with a fan of hard, ribbed, cylindric leaves, overlapping near the base. The leaves are spine-tipped at the apex. Inflorescence a tall raceme of pinkish-brown to blue-mauve flowers, usually opening at night. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pearsonii: after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), British-born South African botanist, prolific plant collector, botanical explorer and founder of the Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens. |
| Habitat: | A colony-forming species in shade of trees in dry scrub and woodland, often on termite mounds, in rocky or sandy areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and northern South Africa. |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 16 March 2018 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 49. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 126. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 349. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. (2010). Dracaenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 31 - 33. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 90. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 59. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 121. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. |
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