Native records: 10 botanical areas
Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, 7 more areas
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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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A perennial of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Botswana
- BotswanaNative
Eswatini
- SwazilandNative
Lesotho
- LesothoNative
Mozambique
- MozambiqueNative
Namibia
- NamibiaNative
South Africa
- Cape ProvincesNative
- Free StateNative
- KwaZulu-NatalNative
- Northern ProvincesNative
Zimbabwe
- ZimbabweNative
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.
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
The same climate occurs in 184 areas worldwide, 174 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).
Other names
Cluster Green Lily
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
Other species in Chlorophytum
- Chlorophytum dianellifolium
- Chlorophytum distichum
- Chlorophytum diwanjii
- Chlorophytum dolichocarpum
- Chlorophytum ducis-aprutii
- Chlorophytum elgonense
- Chlorophytum fernandesii
- Chlorophytum filifolium
- Chlorophytum filipendulum
- Chlorophytum fischeri
- Chlorophytum gallabatense
- Chlorophytum galpiniiSlender Green Lily
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Botswana · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Lesotho · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Namibia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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