| Chlorophytum tetraphyllum (L. f.) Baker |
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Family : Anthericaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Chlorophytum |
| Basionym : Scilla tetraphylla L. f. |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Scilla tetraphylla L. f. (1782) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Chlorophytum schimperi Engl. (1892) |
| =Anthericum chamaemoly Hochst. ex A. Rich. |
| =Phalangium abyssinicum Kunth |
| =Liliago abyssinica (Kunth) C. Presl |
| =Asphodelus chamaemoly Hochst. ex Baker |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
± Prostrate herb; rhizome short carrying fibre remnants from leaves of previous year; roots with ± elongated tubers; leaves rosulate, without petiole, lanceolate, acute, 3-25x1-3 cm, margins ciliate; peduncle hidden amongst leaf bases; inflorescence umbel-like, rachis sometimes to 1 cm long with a few umbel-like clusters; pedicels curved, 1,5-3 cm long, without articulation; bracts leaf-like, 2-4 cm long; flowers white; tepals 6-8 mm long, 3-veined; capsule subglobose, slightly triangular, 3-6 mm long. |
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| Ecology : |
Open scrub; grassland; often in degraded and overgrazed areas; red or black soils; grassy forest edge; 1250-3400 m alt. |
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Yemen. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
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| Record n°34022 |
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