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Chlorophytum geophilum Peter ex Poelln.

Chlorophytum geophilum

Native records: 15 botanical areas

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, 12 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 Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia 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

  • Benin

    • BeninNative

  • Burkina Faso

    • BurkinaNative

  • Cameroon

    • CameroonNative

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    • ZaïreNative

  • Côte d'Ivoire

    • Ivory CoastNative

  • Ethiopia

    • EthiopiaNative

  • Ghana

    • GhanaNative

  • Guinea

    • GuineaNative

  • Malawi

    • MalawiNative

  • Mali

    • MaliNative

  • Nigeria

    • NigeriaNative

  • South Sudan

    • SudanNative

  • Sudan

    • SudanNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Uganda

    • UgandaNative

  • Zambia

    • ZambiaNative

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
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 179 areas worldwide, 164 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

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Benin · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Burkina Faso · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Côte d'Ivoire · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cameroon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Ghana · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mali · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malawi · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Nigeria · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Zambia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source