Chlorophytum comosum variegatum is a variegated variety of Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques., also called vareigated Spider Plant.' It produces long, cascading stems with new baby plants at their tips, which dangle beneath the parent plant. With maturity, upward-facing stems of white star-shaped flowers are also produced.
The etymological root of the binomial name Chlorophytum is derived from the Greek chloros meaning 'green' and phyton meaning 'plant'. Comosum is derived from the Greek kome menaing 'tuft of hairs'.
Chlorophytum comosum variegatum
Chlorophytum comosum variegatum comes in following sizes:
M- ca. 20 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 12 cm pot.
Name:Chlorophytum comosum variegatum is a variegated cultivar of Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques.
Common name: Spider plant, Ribbon plant, Spider ivy
Form: a perennial
Family: Asparagaceae
Native Range: Tropical Africa to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa.
Zone: 10-12
Height: up to 60 cm
Spread: up to 100cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers NCBI taxonomy ID : 34182 PlantList-ID : kew-302261 Tropicos ID : 18400554 USDA PLANTS ID : CHCO28 GBIF taxon ID : 2774846 Dyntaxa ID : 222394 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1086761 New Zealand Organisms Register ID : cb074cee-a17c-4dea-ab94-15df8f885e5e ITIS TSN : 810167 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : 418386 EPPO Code : CFYCO iNaturalist taxon ID : 322492 FloraBase ID : 20659 TAXREF ID : 629327 NBN System Key : NBNSYS0200003547 WCSPF ID : 302261 PalDat plant ID : Chlorophytum_comosum Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID : plant/spider-plant IPNI plant ID : 532810-1 Ecocrop ID : 34722 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532810-1 VicFlora ID : 4c3ae8e2-4f99-468d-8b6e-0bc49385fc33 APNI ID : 66255 Red List of South African Plants ID : 4117-10 Plant Finder ID (Missouri Botanical Garden) : 281868 APA ID : 5492 Atlas of Florida Plants ID : 4153 Flora of Australia ID (new) : Chlorophytum comosum Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas Code : 32-55-2 NZPCN ID : 4532 Flowers of India ID : Spider Plant Microsoft Academic ID : 2778504770 eBiodiversity ID : 301228 Observation.org ID : 212532 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000763291 Freebase ID : /m/04n3pk Open Tree of Life ID : 777911 NSW Flora ID : Chlorophytum~comosum French Vikidia ID : Plante_araignée Queensland Biota ID : 19402 Store norske leksikon ID : grønnrenne Den Store Danske ID : væddeløber Portal to the Flora of Italy ID : 8437 Catalogue of Life ID : 69XQP Garden.org Plants Database ID : 75890 North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ID : chlorophytum-comosum Gardens Navigator ID : 2982
Synonyms ≡ Anthericum comosum Thunb. = Anthericum longituberosum Poelln. = Anthericum picturatum Dreer = Anthericum sternbergianum Schult. & Schult.f. = Anthericum vallis-trappii Poelln. = Anthericum variegatum Hort. = Anthericum vittatum Anon. = Anthericum vittatum Hort. = Anthericum williamsii Anon. ≡ Caesia comosa (Thunb.) Spreng. = Chlorophytum brevipes Baker = Chlorophytum bukobense Engl. = Chlorophytum bukobense subsp. kilimandscharicum = Chlorophytum bukobense var. kilimandscharicum Engl. = Chlorophytum burchellii Baker = Chlorophytum delagoense Baker = Chlorophytum elatulum Poelln. = Chlorophytum elgonense Bullock = Chlorophytum gazense Rendle ≡ Chlorophytum glaucidulum Engl. = Chlorophytum glaucidulum Engl. ex Poelln. = Chlorophytum glaucidulum subsp. pauper = Chlorophytum glaucidulum var. pauper Poelln. = Chlorophytum inopinum Poelln. = Chlorophytum kirkii Baker = Chlorophytum limurense Rendle = Chlorophytum longum Poelln. ≡ Chlorophytum magnum Peter = Chlorophytum magnum Peter ex Poelln. = Chlorophytum miserum Rendle = Chlorophytum nemorosum Poelln. = Chlorophytum paludicola Poelln. = Chlorophytum ramiferum Rendle = Chlorophytum rugosum Poelln. = Chlorophytum sternbergianum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Steud. ≡ Chlorophytum turritum Peter = Chlorophytum turritum Peter ex Poelln. ≡ Chlorophytum usambarense Engl. = Chlorophytum usambarense Engl. ex Poelln. = Cordyline vivipara Steud. ≡ Hartwegia comosa (Thunb.) Nees ≡ Hollia comosa (Thunb.) Heynh. ≡ Phalangium comosum (Thunb.) Poir. ≡ Phalangium viviparum Reinw. = Phalangium viviparum Reinw. ex Kunth
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