Asparagaceae FAMILY

Sansevieria pearsonii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sansevieria pearsonii is a is a stemless evergreen perennial plant, producing succulent, erect, rigid leaves from 45 - 120cm long and 45 - 60mm wide from a spreading, rhizomatous rootstock[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of a strong fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatScrub or savannah, or on river banks, in dry sandy or rocky soil. Often forming large dense colonies[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. At elevations from 315 - 1,565 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].