Sansevieria cylindrica

• Botanical Name : Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook.

• The generic name Sansevieria is given in the honour of Duke Raimondodi Sanrio, Prince of Sanseviero.

• Common Name : Mother-in-Law's Tongue, Spear Sansevieria
• Plant Family : Asparagaceae
• Plant Form : Succulents
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 22, 28
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra

About Sansevieria cylindrica Plant :

• Habit : A perennial herb with short thick rhizome.
• Leaves : Erect, rigid, terete, quite solid, leathery, circular in outline, grooved, tapering at the apex, dark green with grey-green cross bands, becoming less conspicuous with age.
• Inflorescence : Raceme
• Flowers : Cream-white, tinged with pink in fascicles along the rachis of a young raceme.
• Significance : Occasionally cultivated as a foliage plant.