Native records: 1 botanical areas
Zaïre
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A perennial of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Congo.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- ZaïreNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Af Tropical, rainforest
- Am Tropical, monsoon
The same climate occurs in 121 areas worldwide, 120 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
Other species in Chlorophytum
- Chlorophytum angulicauleAngular Green Lily
- Chlorophytum angustiracemosum
- Chlorophytum angustissimum
- Chlorophytum ankarense
- Chlorophytum appendiculatum
- Chlorophytum applanatum
- Chlorophytum aridumArid Green Lily
- Chlorophytum arundinaceum
- Chlorophytum asperumRough Green Lily
- Chlorophytum aspidistrifoliumGrass Lilies
- Chlorophytum assamicum
- Chlorophytum basitrichum
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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