SANSEVIERIA IN INDIA - SJPI offerings

This is a list of the Indian species as they originally appeared offered through the Sansevieria Journal Plant Introductions (SJPI). Does anyone out there have these documented plants and can you comment on their leaves (coloring, shape, thickness, texture, grooved on  the back, etc.) or anything else you may want to say about the plants? Do they also have corresponding collection numbers at the Huntington or any other collection?

SANSEVIERIA JOURNAL PLANT INTRODUCTIONS

SJPI No. A023 Sansevieria sp. 'Bandipur' This plant was collected by Jerry Barad, March 1975, in a rocky outcrop, close to Mysore Km 73 near Bandipur, India, in the tiger reserve. This plant is related to S.roxburghiana, but differes from it by a much lighter and more bluish color, a semi-cylindrical leaf rather than flat, and with a soft cusp which is typical of the Indian Sansevierias. The cusp can be as long as half the leaf's length. (Sansevieria Journ. 3 (2): 44 (1994)) Have seen the plant in  Mary Chiles' collection and it is a very good match for original illustration of Sans. ebracteata.

SJPI No. B036 Sansevieria zeylanica 'Striated' The leaves have longitudinal yellow lines of variegation. This is a mericlinal chimera. (Sansevieria Journ. 3 (2): 45, 47, fig. 1 (1994))

SJPI No. A054  Sansevieria roxburghiana Plant collected by R. Haresh, September 1990, in the Vandalui area near the Madras airport in Southern India. Plants were growing in an open and rocky area. The inflorescence stalk and the flowers have a bluish cast. (Sansevieria Journ. 4 (2): 77 (1995))

SJPI No. A055  Sansevieria roxburghiana 'Light Clone' This form has consistently light color, not shiny and produced occasionally very long cusps, one third or more of the length of the leaf, making it close to S.sp. 'Banipur', however the leaves are flatter. It was collected by R. Haresh, August 1987, 50 km S. of Madras, India, on the Madras-Trichi hwy. along with Phoenix sp. seedlings under Tamarind trees. (Sansevieria Journ. 4 (2): 77 (1995)) Plant fits the original description and illustration of  Sans. burmanica.
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