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Asparagus plant (Sansevieria nilotica)

Description

Sansevieria nilotica is an asparagus plant species described by John Gilbert Baker. Sansevieria nilotica is part of the genus bayonet lilies, and the family asparagus plants. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life. Sansevieria is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants, native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. Common names include mother-in-law's tongue, devil's tongue, jinn's tongue, bow string hemp, snake plant and snake tongue. It is often included in the genus Dracaena; in the APG III classification system, both genera are placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It has also been placed in the former family Dracaenaceae.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Asparagaceae

              • Genus: Sansevieria