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Shouldn't that be Sans.hyacinthoides 'San Remo'?

The problem with referring the cultivar 'San Remo' to Sansevieria
guineensis is that the latter name is invalid and has long been misapplied
to several different species.

Below is a reposting of an excerpt of the first part of a discussion on the
status of Sansevieria guineensis I originally posted in the forum on May 4,
1999. (The list of references was the second part.)

The correct name for the cultivar appears to be Sansevieria hyacinthoides
'San Remo'. Likewise, another popular cultivar would be properly named
Sans.hyacinthoides 'Manolin'.

Cereusly Steve

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•Subject: Re: [SANS] More I.d. type stuff
•From: Juan Chahinian <Chahinian@AOL.COM>
•Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:36:28 EDT
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Hi, I am back but haven't had a chance to read the 120 plus messages that I
recceived during my 3 week absence.
The parent of Sansevieria guineensis 'San Remo'  is, as I indicate, S.
guineesis. the plant was brought from San Remo, Italy, by the late Tony
Falco.
Grigsby, or the woman who took care of the plants at that time, changed the
name to smoked sausage. The latter name should not be used as there was no
reson to change the name at whim (other than for commercial purposes).
cheers,
Juan

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•Subject: The status of Sansevieria guineensis
•From: Stephen M Jankalski <CEREOID@PRODIGY.NET>
•Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:15:47 -0500
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The status of Sansevieria guineensis

Stephen Jankalski

The name Sansevieria guineensis has been used different species in
different regions by different authors. The original combination by
Willdenow is now accepted as being synonymous with Sansevieria
hyacinthoides (L.) Druce by several authors (Wijnands (1973, 1983),
Obermeyer (1992), Van Jaarsveld (1994)) None of the uses of the name
Sansevieria guineensis are valid today.

1. Sansevieria guineensis (L.) Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 2: 159 (1799); Ker-Gawler
in Curtis's Bot. Mag. 29: t. 1179 (1809)
= Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles
1913 (3): 423 (1914)

2. Sansevieria guineensis sensu Baker, Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 547
(1874)
= Sansevieria metallica Gerome & Labroy, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 9:
170, 172, fig. 3 (1903)

3. Sansevieria guineensis sensu Weiner, Illustr. Gart.-Zeit. 421, fig. 80
(1887)
= Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer, Hort. Maurit. 349 (1837); J.D. Hooker,
Curtis's Bot. Mag. 85: t. 5093 (1859)

4. Sansevieria guineensis sensu Schweinfurth, Bull. Herb. Boissier (app. 2)
79 (1894), sensu O.Schwartz, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 352 (1939)
= Sansevieria forskaoliana (Schultes, f.) Hepper & Wood, Kew Bulletin 38
(1): 83 (1983)

5. Sansevieria guineensis sensu Gerome & Labroy, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat.
Paris 9: 172-173, fig. 1 (1903)
= Sansevieria trifasciata Prain, Bengal Plants 2: 1054 (1903)

6. Sansevieria guineensis sensu Chevalier, Expl. Bot. Afr. Occ. Franc. 1:
633 (1920)
= Sansevieria senegambica Baker, Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 548 (1874)

7. Sansevieria guineensis var. angustior Engler, Bot. Jahrb. 32: 97 (1902)
= Sansevieria forskaoliana (Schultes, f.) Hepper & Wood, Kew Bulletin 38
(1): 83 (1983)
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