Chlorophytum comosum
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440258b20eb5323934943 |
| Scientific name | Chlorophytum comosum |
| Authority | (Thunb.) Jacques |
| First published in | J. Soc. Imp. Centr. Hort. 8: 345 (1862) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
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General Uses Top
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Chlorophytum comosum is cultivated as an ornamental houseplant. Commercial cultivars include variegated and green-leaved forms propagated vegetatively by plantlets (“spiderettes”) and by micropropagation.
Scientific and model organism uses:
The species is employed in laboratory and classroom studies as a model for vegetative propagation, rooting, plant physiology, and environmental response. Whole plants are used for leaf gas-exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence assays, leaf discs for assays of photosynthetic performance and senescence, and excised roots for uptake studies. Its amenability to micropropagation supports use in tissue-culture experiments.
Industrial and craft applications:
No established industrial or commercial products are documented beyond ornamental cultivation.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No food, beverage, or food-ingredient uses are documented.
Colorants and tanning:
No dye, ink, or tannin uses are documented.
Wood and fiber:
The species is herbaceous and does not yield timber or fiber.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance, cosmetic, or perfumery uses are documented.
Properties relevant to use:
The plant’s small size, fast vegetative propagation via axillary meristems, and tolerance of controlled environments enable standardized, repeatable experimental setups. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (e.g., Fv/Fm) can be measured in excised leaves, and root assays permit evaluations of uptake and stress responses under defined conditions.
Standards and regulation:
Scientific uses follow general laboratory biological safety and institutional protocols for plant material; no species-specific standards are documented.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Commercial supply is based on cultivated ornamental production; material for research is derived from laboratory-grown stocks, avoiding wild harvest. No sustainability frameworks specific to this taxon are documented.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Hartwegia comosa | (Thunb.) Nees | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(2): 378 (1831) |
| Hollia comosa | (Thunb.) Heynh. | Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 303 (1846) |
| Phalangium comosum | (Thunb.) Poir. | Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 5: 252. 1804 [9 Jan 1804] |
| Phalangium viviparum | Reinw. ex Kunth | Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 607. 1843 [17-19 Jul 1843] |
| Anthericum comosum | Thunb. | Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 63 (1794) |
| Anthericum longituberosum | Poelln. | Bol. Soc. Brot. , sér. 2, 16: 55 (1942) |
| Anthericum sternbergianum | Schult. & Schult.f. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1693 (1830) |
| Anthericum vallis-trappii | Poelln. | Bol. Soc. Brot. , sér. 2, 16: 76 (1942) |
| Caesia comosa | (Thunb.) Spreng. | Syst. Veg. 2: 88 (1825) |
| Chlorophytum brevipes | Baker | Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 497 (1898) |
| Chlorophytum bukobense | Engl. | Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 139 (1895) |
| Chlorophytum bukobense var. kilimandscharicum | Engl. | Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 139. 1895 |
| Chlorophytum burchellii | Baker | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 330 (1876) |
| Chlorophytum delagoense | Baker | Fl. Cap. 6: 399 (1897) |
| Chlorophytum elatulum | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 287 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum elgonense | Bullock | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 503 (1932) |
| Chlorophytum gazense | Rendle | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 216 (1911) |
| Chlorophytum glaucidulum | Engl. ex Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 293 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum glaucidulum var. pauper | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 294. 1947 |
| Chlorophytum inopinum | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 299 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum kirkii | Baker | Gard. Chron. , n.s., 17: 108 (1882) |
| Chlorophytum limurense | Rendle | J. Bot. 70: 158 (1932) |
| Chlorophytum longum | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 306 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum magnum | Peter ex Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 311 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum miserum | Rendle | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 420 (1895) |
| Chlorophytum nemorosum | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 317 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum paludicola | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 320 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum ramiferum | Rendle | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 521 (1895) |
| Chlorophytum rugosum | Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 333 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum sternbergianum | (Schult. & Schult.f.) Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 354 (1840) |
| Chlorophytum turritum | Peter ex Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 345 (1947) |
| Chlorophytum usambarense | Engl. ex Poelln. | Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 347 (1947) |
| Cordyline vivipara | Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 419 (1840) |
| Anthericum williamsii | auct. | Gard. Chron. 1875(1): 490 1875 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | spider plant |
| English | common spider plant |
| English | spider ivy |
| English | ribbon plant |
| English | culantro |
| English | frijol |
| English | fresa |
| English | lechuga |
| English | limon |
| English | uva |
| English | spider-plant |
| English | spiderplant |
| English | walking anthericum |
| Spanish | cinta |
| Spanish | anthericum comosum |
| Spanish | caesia comosa |
| Spanish | hartwegia comosa |
| Spanish | hollia comosa |
| Spanish | phalangium comosum |
| Afrikaans | hen-met-kuikens |
| Arabic | غيلان واحف |
| Czech | zelenec chocholatý |
| Danish | væddeløber |
| German | zimmerlilie |
| German | sekretärinnenblume |
| German | sachsenkraut |
| German | sachsengrün |
| German | sachsengras |
| German | brautschleppen |
| German | brautschleppe |
| German | grünlilie |
| Estonian | tups-rohtliilia |
| Estonian | pruudislepp |
| Estonian | klorofüütum |
| Persian | گیاه عنکبوتی |
| Finnish | kirjorönsylilja |
| French | herbe vaudoise |
| French | plante araignée |
| French | plante-araignée |
| Hungarian | csüngő csokrosinda |
| Indonesian | tanaman |
| Indonesian | bulu ayam |
| Indonesian | tanaman chlorophytum comosum vittatum |
| Japanese | オリヅルラン |
| Japanese | 折鶴蘭 |
| Malayalam | സ്പൈഡർ പ്ലാന്റ് |
| Polish | zielistka sternberga |
| Polish | chlorofytum |
| Polish | zielistka strenberga |
| Portuguese | gravatinha |
| Portuguese | clorofito |
| Romanian | planta-păianjen |
| Romanian | planta-paianjen |
| Russian | Хлорофитум хохлатый |
| Slovak | zelenec chochlatý |
| smn | kiirjâgčaŋâdeijeeliljá |
| Swedish | ampellilja |
| Thai | เศรษฐีเรือนใน |
| Thai | เศรษฐีเรือนนอก |
| Ukrainian | Хлорофітум хохлатий |
| Chinese | 釣蘭 |
| Chinese | 蜘蛛草 |
| Chinese | 蘭草 |
| Chinese | 掛蘭 |
| Chinese | 钓兰 |
| Chinese | 挂兰 |
| Chinese | 折鶴蘭 |
| Chinese | 吊蘭 |
| Chinese | 吊兰 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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- Madeira
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Middle Atlantic Ocean
- Saint Helena
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- Ethiopia
- Sudan
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Northern Africa
- Tunisia
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- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West Tropical Africa
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
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Western Indian Ocean
- Mauritius
- Réunion
- Seychelles
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000763291 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 4153 |
| Flora of Alabama | 5492 |
| USDA Plants | CHCO28 |
| Tropicos | 18400554 |
| INPN | 629327 |
| Flora of Italy | 8437 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532810-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-302261 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 281868 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 777911 |
| Observations.org | 212532 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 34182 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0200003547 |
| IPNI | 532810-1 |
| iNaturalist | 322492 |
| GBIF | 2774846 |
| Freebase | /m/04n3pk |
| EPPO | CFYCO |
| EOL | 1086761 |
| Elurikkus | 301228 |
| USDA GRIN | 10301 |
| Wikipedia | Chlorophytum_comosum |
| Plantarium | 46630 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_025212335.1 | ASM2521233v1 | Scaffold | Iridian Genomes | 2022-09-14 | 110 | 357.80 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Hecogenin | 91453 | Click to see | 430.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| Digin | 287688 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| Gitogenin | 441887 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins | |||||
| (1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18S)-16-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one | 101693300 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(C(=O)CC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)OC2C(C(CO2)(CO)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 1181.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| (1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18S)-16-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one | 101693301 | Click to see | 1211.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-15-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101693299 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC2C(C(CO2)(CO)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 1213.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| 16-[5-[4-[5-[3,4-Dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one | 162960441 | Click to see | 1211.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| 16-[5-[4-[5-[3,4-Dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-10-one | 162920073 | Click to see | 1181.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| 2-[2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(15-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4-[5-[3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163031580 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC2C(C(CO2)(CO)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 1213.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| 2-[2-[4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,8S,9S,12R,13S,18S)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 138115302 | Click to see | 1035.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| 2-Hydroxyspirostan-3-yl 4-O-(2-O-hexopyranosyl-3-O-pentopyranosylhexopyranosyl)hexopyranoside | 496676 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 1051.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
| F-Gitonin | 44559009 | Click to see | 1051.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00789-X |
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| In public collections | 0 |