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ISI 2005-36.
Sansevieria downsii Chahinian.
Long cultivated as Sansevieria sp
Malawi, this collection by Philip Downs was formally described in 2000 in British
C&SJ 18 (3): 132–136. It resembles a stout ally of S. suffruticosa.
The leaves grow to about 30 cm long and have faint silver bands when young
but are solid, dark-green in age. They are rigid and tipped with a sharp, horny
spine. Rooted cuts of HBG 65342, the type collection made 16 Oct 1975 by Dr
Philip Downs (# 1/75), at Njakwa Bridge, over south Rukuru River, Northern
Region, Malawi. $6. |
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