Asparagaceae FAMILY

Sansevieria zeylanica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ceylon bowstring hemp is a stemless evergreen perennial plant, producing succulent, erect, rigid leaves 45 - 75cm or more long and 25mm wide from a rhizomatous rootstock[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The flowering stem grows 60cm or more tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. A widely used fibre plant, it is cultivated in almost all tropical countries for its fibre[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka.

HabitatUsually found growing among rocks in the drier areas of Sri Lanka[ 454 Title Useful Fiber Plants of the World Publication Author Dodge C.R. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher USDA; Washington. Year 1897 ISBN Description A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet. ].