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|familia=Dracaenaceae
|familia=Dracaenaceae
|genus=Sansevieria
|genus=Sansevieria
|species=cylindrica
|species=cylindrica
|taxo_author=Bojer
|common_name=Cylinder snake plant
|common_name=Cylinder snake plant
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit=cacti-succulent
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=16
|Max ht box=16
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun
|exposure=part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|water=moderate, dry
|features=flowers, foliage, houseplant
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
|image=Spear Sansevieria.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''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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| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
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| familia = <!--- Family -->
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{{Inc|
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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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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