Re: [Sansevierias] ID (schweinfurthii / erythraeae
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That is the same as my plant with one exception that the older longer leaves arch as you can see in my first picture. This is probably in older more mature plants. On 20 January 2014 22:40, <[email protected]> wrote: > [Attachment(s) <#143b1d025f33395e_TopText> from [email protected] below] > > I did not recognize the description and picture John G. posted we seem to > now be calling *S. erythraeae *aka* S. schweinfurthii. *I do have this > plant, and my clone has no channels or grooves which I think shows in the > attached picture. This species, according to J. Chahinian in his latest > book might show a "round, shallow channel". Chahinian also says the leaves > show "several longitudinal deeply impressed lines", but that could come > from specimens that are dry. The leaves are normally upright and do not > 'weep'. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hermine Stover <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:01:26 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [Sansevierias] ID > At 01:41 PM 1/20/2014, you wrote: > > > How about a pic ? > > there is a pic in my book somewhere which, after a brief search, I > believe has become buried in a drawer full of dog pedigrees. I know there > is a drawing of it with a broken leaf. the leaves are cylindrical and > do not fan at all, they are slightly wiggly but almost entirely > vertical. > > hermine > > > > -- *See my photo Albums/sets here. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/sansevieria02/sets/>* *"No One Lives Forever But We All Shine On"* *Cheers John*