Sansevieria forskaliana
Asparagaceae FAMILY

Sansevieria forskaliana

Sansevieria forskaliana

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sansevieria forskaoliana is a stemless evergreen perennial plant, producing clusterns of succulent, erect, rigid leaves up to 60cm or more long and 75mm wide from a rhizomatous rootstock[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The leaves are often variegated[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The flowering stem grows 75cm or more tall[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for the fibre obtained from its leaves. This is used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Africa - DR Congo and Tanzania to Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, to Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
HabitatDry or evergreen bushland, grassland, escarpments, dry rocky places, Combretaceous woodland with tall grasses, riverine vegetation, also under trees and shrubs; at elevations up to 2,200 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].