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Re: S.sp.'Masai'

Dear Juan,

Let me see if I have this now,

Stu Cramer named this plant Sansevieria masai based on a photo in
Morgenstern's misidentified as Sansevieria massae.

Sansevieria massae was named for Italian plant collector Cesare Massa who
collected the plant in Jimma, Ethiopia but the plant is now considered
synonymous with Sans.nilotica Baker.

The Masai are a tribe that reside on the highlands of Tanzania and Kenya
but the mystery plant has its affinities in the coastal forests of
Mozambique.

The mystery plant has absolutely no connection with Sans.massae, the Masai
or the region in which they reside.

The name has no validity as a species epithet or a cultivar name because it
was never published. Technically that name is also nonexistent as well as
inappropriate.

Thus we have no name for the plant.

I would prefer to call it Sansevieria 'Stu Cramer'. At least that name is
relevant to the plant. If not, how about Sansevieria 'Giant Spoon-Leaf'?

Cereusly Steve

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•Subject: Re: [SANS] S.sp.'Masai'
•From: Juan Chahinian
•Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:20:42 EDT
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Yes, Stu Cramer gave it the name 'Masai'.
I remember when he introduced it.
The plant in Morgenstern's book (he calls it S. massae) appears indeed as a
plant from Mozambique, close to the ones collected by Lavranos and the ones
from Nelspruitt and the north coast of South Africa near Mozambique.
The plant know in cultivation as S. 'Masai' has larger leaves, though it
appears, to me, that it is not much related to those.
The name "massai" is still inexistent.

Juan
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