Genus Sansevieria Thunb.

Possible synonym of Dracaena Vand.


Summary
Genus number:
10698
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Nolinoideae
Accession count:

108 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • conserved (nom. cons., Madrid ICN Art. 14 & App. III) over the earlier parahomonym (Madrid ICN Art. 53.2) Sanseverinia Petagna, nom. rej.
  • also conserved against Acyntha Medik., nom. rej.


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References:
  1. Kubitzki, K., ed. 1990-. The families and genera of vascular plants. Note: = Dracaena L.
  2. Takawira-Nyenya, R. et al. 2018. Sansevieria (Asparagaceae, Nolinoideae) is a herbaceous clade within Dracaena: inference from non-coding plastid and nuclear DNA sequence data. Phytotaxa 376:254-276. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.376.6.2. Note: 25 of 26 sampled taxa form a well-supported monophyletic clade
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=10698. Accessed 17 April 2026.