Sansevieria ehrenbergii Schweinf. ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 549 1875. (syn: Acyntha ehrenbergii (Schweinf. ex Baker) Kuntze; Acyntha rorida (N.E.Br.) Chiov.; Dracaena hanningtonii Baker; Pleomele hanningtonii (Baker) N.E.Br.; Sanseverinia rorida Lanza; Sansevieria rorida (Lanza) N.E.Br.); NE. & E. Trop. Africa, Arabian Pen. as per WCSP (Dracaena hanningtonii Baker); Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Sudan;
Tanzania; Uganda; Yemen as per Catalogue of life; Native to Dhofar, in Southern Oman. Identification credit to Dr Annette Patzelt of Oman Botanic Garden. Earlier known as Sansevieria ehrenbergii. Seen near a restaurant at Seifa Beach, on the outskirts of Muscat. Perhaps a new addition to Eflora. References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) Wikimedia Commons Epic gardening |
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