Chlorophytum orchidastrum
Lindley
Mandarin plant, Sierra Leone lily
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Description
A lily plant that grows 20-40 cm high. The roots are thick and fleshy and form small tubers. The leaves are broad and sword shaped. They are in rings at the top of the rhizomes. It forms clumps. The flowers are are white and in spikes.
Distribution
It needs a tropical or subtropical climate. It needs moist soils.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Gabon, India, Indochina, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Africa*,
Cultivation
It can be grown by division or using offsets or the bulbs. It can also be grown from seeds. These are collected from pods that dry on the plants.
Notes
Also put in the family Anthericaceae and Liliaceae.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 206
- Kew Bulletin, 1975, Vol. 30. No. 3
