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Table 5 in The genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae) in Madagascar, with the description of 12 new species, 4 new subspecies and 1 new variety

  • 1. Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, case postale 39, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France.
  • 2. Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, case postale 39, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. & Missouri Botanical Garden, P. O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166, USA.

Description

Table 5. Comparison of subspecies of Chlorophytum meridionale Bard.-Vauc. & M.Pignal sp. nov.

TaxonC. meridionale sp. nov. subsp. meridionaleC. meridionale subsp. tulearense subsp. nov.C. meridionale subsp. ihosyense subsp. nov.
Leaves4–7, ascending and/or spreading, width 0.8–2.5 cm; no pseudo-petiole5–10 (rarely 14), ascending, 0.4–1.8 cm wide, frequent pseudo-petiole4–5(rarely 11), ascending, narrow, 0.4–0.5 cm, rolled up; no pseudo-petiole
Leaf blade: margin, lower surface.scabrous, with asperitiesmore or less scabrous, with small asperitiesscabrous, without asperities
Inflorescencesimple or sparsely branchedbranchedsimple
Flowerstamens in two groups: 2 long, 4 short or 1 long, 5 shortstamens in two groups of almost equal lengthstamens in two groups: 2 long, 4 short or 1 long, 5 short

Notes

Published as part of Pignal, Marc, Phillipson, Peter B. & Bardot-Vaucoulon, Martine, 2026, The genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae) in Madagascar, with the description of 12 new species, 4 new subspecies and 1 new variety, pp. 87 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1033 on page 87, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1033.3139, http://zenodo.org/record/18325308

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