Chlorophytum madagascariense var. madagascariense Baker var. madagascariense

18. 1 Chlorophytum madagascariense Baker var. madagascariense Figs 6F, 7H, 30, Table 4 Chlorophytum gramineum var. madagascariense (Baker) H.Perrier (Perrier de la Bâthie 1935: 57) nom. illeg. Material examined MADAGASCAR – Boeny [Mahajanga Prov.] • Majunga; [15°42′ S, 46°19′ E]; 5 Mar. 1924; fr; R. Decary 2419; P [P02071707]!, TAN! • Mahajanga. Falaise (calcaire) près de Majunga; [15°41′ S, 46°21′ E]; Feb. 1901; fl, fr; H. Perrier de la Bâthie 1211; K [K000432392] image!, P [P02071706, P0271709]!, TAN! • Mahajanga, Mahajanga Rural, Ambalakida, Andradia, road to La Grotte Anjiabe; 15°42′47″ S, 46°29′33″ E; 37 m; 16 Feb. 2013; fl, fr; H. Ralimanana, J. Razanantsoa, M. Vorontsova, G. Besnard 1812; K n.v., P [P00782941]!, TAN n.v. – locality unknown • s.loc.; s.d.; fl; R. Baron 5926; P [P02071708]! • s.loc.; s.d.; fl; Hilsenberg & Bojer s.n.; BM [BM013839962] image!. Description Plant herbaceous, with thickened roots, 1–2.5 mm diam.; tubercles less frequent than in other varieties; leaves 5–10, narrow, 10–44 × 0.4–1.9 cm, base almost always tapering into a short pseudo-petiole, about 1/4 the length of the blade, veins 15–28, visible; inflorescence solitary, 27–45 cm tall, peduncle, 20–35 cm long, very rarely branched, bracts, 1(–2), the second bract axilling an undeveloped bud, 10–24 × 2–3 mm, rachis 10–17 cm long, weakly branched, flowers, 1–2 per node, axilled by a subulated floral bract, 3.2–6 × 1–1.5 mm, equal to or longer than the pedicels, which are 3 to 4.2 mm long; flowers, 10–11 mm long, tepals white, unequal, narrowly ovate to narrowly elliptical, with 3 spaced veins converging at the apex (except for Decary 2419, which has equal tepals, 10 × 2.5 mm, and 3(–4) veins); outer tepals shorter and narrower than the inner tepals (9.5 × 1.5 mm vs 11 × 2 mm), anthers 4.5–7.5 × 1–1.5 mm, the connective appendage short, triangular or reduced to a simple flange; gynoecium: ovary, 1.5–2 × 2 mm, ovules, 8 per locule, style, 11–11.5 mm long; capsule almost as tall as wide, 6–7 × 7–8 mm; seed 2.3–3.5 × 2.5–4.5 mm. Phenology Flowering occurs from February to March, and fruiting from March onwards. Distribution and ecology This variety is distributed primarily in the western part of Madagascar, near the sea, in the vicinity of Mahajanga. It flourishes in localities with limestone or clay soils, particularly in exposed and rocky areas.