Native records: 6 botanical areas
Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, 3 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 subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Eswatini
- SwazilandNative
Mozambique
- MozambiqueNative
South Africa
- 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.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 140 areas worldwide, 134 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
Gold Green Lily
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
Other species in Chlorophytum
- Chlorophytum sylvestre
- Chlorophytum tenerrimum
- Chlorophytum tetraphyllum
- Chlorophytum tillariense
- Chlorophytum tolyanum
- Chlorophytum tordense
- Chlorophytum trichophlebiumHairy Green Lily
- Chlorophytum triflorumWest Coast Green Lily
- Chlorophytum tripedale
- Chlorophytum tuberosum
- Chlorophytum ustulatum
- Chlorophytum vanapushpamGrass Lilies
Sources
World 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
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
Open source
Image information
Photograph of Chlorophytum transvaalense
Franz Xaver · CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page