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'''''Sansevieria cylindrica''''', also known as the '''Cylindrical Snake Plant''', '''African Spear''' or '''Spear Sansevieria''',<ref name="CalCactus"> {{cite web| last =Thongthiraj  | first =Rahpee | title =Get Inspired with Sansevierias: The Perfect Solution for Your Home Garden | work = | publisher = California Cactus Center | date = | url =http://www.cactuscenter.com/sansevieriacylindrica.htm | accessdate =2008-04-02 }}</ref> is a [[Succulent plant|succulent]] [[plant]] native to [[Angola]].
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''S. cylindrica'' has striped, round leaves that are smooth and a green-gray color. A single leaf is about {{convert|3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} thick and grows to a height between {{convert|1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="CalCactus"/> The Spear Sansevieria grows fan-shaped, with its stiff leaves growing from a basal [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]]. The species is interesting in having rounded instead of strap-shaped leaves caused by a failure to [[gene expression|express genes]] which would cause the cylindrical bud to differentiate dorsoventrally or produce a distinctive and familiar top and bottom surface to the leaf blade.<ref name="CalCactus"/><ref name="PlantOfWeek"/> The plant blooms once a year in the spring or mid-summer,<ref name="Dave"> {{cite web| title =PlantFiles: Spear Sansevieria  | work =PlantFiles | publisher =Dave’s Garden | url = http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55408/ | accessdate =2008-04-02 }}</ref> producing {{convert|3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} greenish-white tubular flowers tinged with pink.<ref name="PlantOfWeek"> {{cite web| last =Lemke | first =Cal| title =Sanseviera cylindrica | work = Plant of the Week| publisher = University of Oklahoma Department of Biology and Microbiology| date =2002-01-25 | url = http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week160.shtml | accessdate =2008-04-02 }}</ref> The species is drought-tolerant and in captivity needs [[water]] only about once every other week during the breeding season.<ref name="PlantOfWeek"/> The species was described by [[Wenceslas Bojer]] in 1837. ''Sansevieria cylindrica'' received its name from a competition in a Dutch national newspaper.<ref name="CalCactus"/> It is popular as an ornamental plant<ref name="CalCactus"/> as it is easy to culture and take care of in a home.<ref name="PlantOfWeek"/>
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Sansevieria cylindrica, Bojer. Lvs. often 3-4 ft. long, 8-10 in a tuft, terete, solid within, dark green, often banded with paler lines, acuminate, occasionally furrowed: scape with infl. shorter than the lvs.: raceme about 1 ft. long; fls. creamy white, tinged with pink. Trop. Afr.
Sansevieria cylindrica, Bojer. Lvs. often 3-4 ft. long, 8-10 in a tuft, terete, solid within, dark green, often banded with paler lines, acuminate, occasionally furrowed: scape with infl. shorter than the lvs.: raceme about 1 ft. long; fls. creamy white, tinged with pink. Trop. Afr. B.M. 5093. G.C. III. 16:222. R.H. 1861, p. 448, 450.
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16.
Width: 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
Water: moderate, dry
Features: flowers, foliage, houseplant
USDA Zones: 10 to 11
Flower features: white
Scientific Names

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Sansevieria cylindrica, also known as the Cylindrical Snake Plant, African Spear or Spear Sansevieria,[1] is a succulent plant native to Angola.

S. cylindrica has striped, round leaves that are smooth and a green-gray color. A single leaf is about 3 cm in 0 thick and grows to a height between 1 m ft 0 and 2 m ft 0.[1] The Spear Sansevieria grows fan-shaped, with its stiff leaves growing from a basal rosette. The species is interesting in having rounded instead of strap-shaped leaves caused by a failure to express genes which would cause the cylindrical bud to differentiate dorsoventrally or produce a distinctive and familiar top and bottom surface to the leaf blade.[1][2] The plant blooms once a year in the spring or mid-summer,[3] producing 3 cm in 0 greenish-white tubular flowers tinged with pink.[2] The species is drought-tolerant and in captivity needs water only about once every other week during the breeding season.[2] The species was described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1837. Sansevieria cylindrica received its name from a competition in a Dutch national newspaper.[1] It is popular as an ornamental plant[1] as it is easy to culture and take care of in a home.[2]


Read about Sansevieria cylindrica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sansevieria cylindrica, Bojer. Lvs. often 3-4 ft. long, 8-10 in a tuft, terete, solid within, dark green, often banded with paler lines, acuminate, occasionally furrowed: scape with infl. shorter than the lvs.: raceme about 1 ft. long; fls. creamy white, tinged with pink. Trop. Afr.


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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thongthiraj, Rahpee. "Get Inspired with Sansevierias: The Perfect Solution for Your Home Garden". California Cactus Center. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lemke, Cal (2002-01-25). "Sanseviera cylindrica". Plant of the Week. University of Oklahoma Department of Biology and Microbiology. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  3. "PlantFiles: Spear Sansevieria". PlantFiles. Dave’s Garden. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.

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