Re: [SANS] Hyacinthoides clan

Dear Juan,

I never said that nor would I. I suggested to Kirk that there are several different species involved in the complex and that they only superficially resemble one another in their leaf coloring, if at all. But then again I wouldn't go as far as to say that Sansevieria sp. 'Mason Congo' has nothing to do with Sansevieria
hyacinthoides either. They are both Sansevierias with flattened leaves with bicolor margins.

Here is the original posting from Kirk Pamper.
http://www.mallorn.com/lists/sansevierias/may99/msg00008.html

One needs to see the flowers first. Not something for the impatient when dealing with Sansevierias. That is why documentation is most important for this genus.

Also, what is known of the native uses (ethnobotany) of Sansevieria hyacinthoides as a fiber plant? Other species with native uses, such as Aloe vera, Bowiea volubilis and Ornithogalum longibracteatum, also now have extraordinarily wide ranges, no doubt due to the activities of man.

Cereusly Steve

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To: SANSEVIERIAS@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
•Subject: Re: [SANS] Hyacinthoides clan
•From: Juan Chahinian <Chahinian@AOL.COM>
•Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 15:48:11 EDT
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Hi,
Sansevieria sp. 'Mason Congo' has nothing to do with Sansevieria
hyacinthoides.

Whoever suggests that, should really be looking a little  more (to say the
truth, a whole lot more) into the Sansevieria genus.

Steve, to suggest that Sansevieria hyacinthoides goes from the tip of South
Africa all the way up north in the Congo on the west and into Tanzania on the
east is, as an Englishman will put it, quite extraordinary.

Bizarre.

Cheers,
Juan

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