Sansevieria trifasciata
System : Terrestrial
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Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Liliales
Liliaceae
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Common name
bowstring hemp (English), African bowstring hemp (English), lengua de suegra (English), konje hemp (English), chanvre d'Afrique (French), kitelel (English, Palau), tigre (English, Guam), mother-in-law's tongue (English), langue de belle-mère (French), snakeplant (English), ngata (English), sansevieria (English), riri (English, Cook Islands), viper's bowstring hemp (English), 'alelo (English)
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Summary
Native to tropical Africa Sansevieria trifasciata is now widely cultivated and naturalized. In Hawai‘i, it has spread vegetatively from areas where it has been cultivated.

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment

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Publication date: 2010-11-10

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Sansevieria trifasciata. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1797 on 26-04-2024.

Management Info
Preventative measures: A Risk Assessment of Sansevieria trifasciata for the Pacific Region was prepared by Dr. Curtis Daehler (UH Botany) with funding from the Kaulunani Urban Forestry Program and US Forest Service. The alien plant screening system is derived from Pheloung et al. (1999) with minor modifications for use in Pacific islands (Daehler et al. 2004). The result is a high score of 9 and a recommendation of: \"Likely to cause significant ecological or economic harm in Hawai'i and on other Pacific Islands as determined by a high WRA score, which is based on published sources describing species biology and behavior in Hawai'i and/or other parts of the world.\"
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Management information
Preventative measures: A Risk Assessment of Sansevieria trifasciata for the Pacific Region was prepared by Dr. Curtis Daehler (UH Botany) with funding from the Kaulunani Urban Forestry Program and US Forest Service. The alien plant screening system is derived from Pheloung et al. (1999) with minor modifications for use in Pacific islands (Daehler et al. 2004). The result is a high score of 9 and a recommendation of: \"Likely to cause significant ecological or economic harm in Hawai'i and on other Pacific Islands as determined by a high WRA score, which is based on published sources describing species biology and behavior in Hawai'i and/or other parts of the world.\"
Bibliography
6 references found for Sansevieria trifasciata

Management information
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER), 2004. Risk Assessment: Sansevieria trifasciata Prain, Asparagaceae
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/wra/pacific/sansevieria_trifasciata_htmlwra.htm [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER), 2006. Sansevieria trifasciata Prain, Asparagaceae
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/sansevieria_trifasciata.htm [Accessed 5 October 2010]
General information
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), 2010. Sansevieria trifasciata Prain
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43014 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
USDA, ARS, 2010. Taxon: Sansevieria trifasciata Prain. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland
Summary: Available from: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33072 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
USDA, NRCS, 2010. Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain viper s bowstring hemp. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Summary: Available from: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SATR6 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Varnham, K. 2006 (Updated 2009). Database of non-native species occurring in UK Overseas Territories. JNCC Report 372, Peterborough, United Kingdom.
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Sansevieria trifasciata
bowstring hemp, African bowstring hemp, lengua de suegra, konje hemp, chanvre d'Afrique, kitelel, tigre, mother-in-law's tongue, langue de belle-mère, snakeplant, ngata, sansevieria, riri, viper's bowstring hemp, 'alelo
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(2024). Sansevieria trifasciata. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).