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Acyntha ehrenbergii (Schweinf. ex Baker) Kuntze
Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 699 (1891).
Family: DRACAENACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Sansevieria ehrenbergii Schweinf. ex Baker
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 549 (1875)

Acyntha ehrenbergii (Sansevieria ehrenbergii) Photo by: Han Keat Lim

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sansevieria ehrenbergii Schweinf. ex Baker
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 549 (1875)
Synonymy: 7 Cultivars (1):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Seleb sansevieria, Blue sansevieria, Somaliland bowstring hemp, East African wild sisal, Sword sansevieria
CATALAN (Català): Sisal silvestre
PERSIAN (فارسی): سانسیویریا ارنبرگی
SWAHILI ( Kiswahili): Mkonge

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Sansevieria ehrenbergii group

  • Sansevieria ehrenbergii Schweinf. ex Baker: has leaves are up to 3 metres long, 2-ranked, 4-7 in number, deeply channelled above, margins red. Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen, Arabia, Oman.
  • Sansevieria ehrenbergii cv. Banana: is a compact form Somalia called banana because of its very fat, boat shaped leaves that are curved like a banana, hence the name.


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Acyntha ehrenbergii (Sansevieria ehrenbergii) Photo by: Han Keat Lim
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