''Chlorophytum laxum'' (Bichetii grass, Siam lily, false lily turf, wheat plant) is a flowering plant species in the genus ''
Chlorophytum
''Chlorophytum'' (,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 common name spider plant), is a genus of almost 200 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the century plant subfamily within the asparagus family. The plants are nat ...
'', widespread through tropical
Africa
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,
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
, and
Australia.
Taxonomy
Synonyms
*''Anthericum bichetii''
*''Anthericum parviflorum''
*''Chlorophytum abyssinicum''
*''Chlorophytum acaule''
*''Chlorophytum bichetii''
*''Chlorophytum debile''
*''Chlorophytum falcatum''
*''Chlorophytum javanicum''
*''Chlorophytum laxiflorum''
*''Chlorophytum laxum'' f. ''javanicum''
*''Chlorophytum parviflorum''
*''Chlorophytum xerotinum''
*''Nolina javanica''
*''Phalangium laxum''
*''Phalangium parviflorum''
References
*''Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.'' 277 1810.
The Plant List entryJSTOR entryFlora of China entry
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Agavoideae
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)