Chlorophytum debile

Chlorophytum debile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Chlorophytum
Species:
C. debile
Binomial name
Chlorophytum debile
Baker
Synonyms
  • Chlorophytum gilletii Compère
  • Chlorophytum gracile De Wild., nom. illeg.

Chlorophytum debile is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to western and southern tropical Africa. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1878.

Distribution

Chlorophytum debile is widely distributed in tropical Africa. It is native to most of West Tropical Africa (Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo), parts of West-Central Tropical Africa (the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon), and Angola and Zambia in South Tropical Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 "Chlorophytum debile Baker", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2026-03-08
  2. 1 2 3 "Chlorophytum debile Baker", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2026-03-08