The genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae) in Madagascar, with the description of 12 new species, 4 new subspecies and 1 new variety Author Pignal, Marc Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, case postale 39, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. marc.pignal@mnhn.fr Author Phillipson, Peter B. Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, case postale 39, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. & Missouri Botanical Garden, P. O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166, USA. Peter.Phillipson@mobot.org Author Bardot-Vaucoulon, Martine Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, case postale 39, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. martine.bardot-vaucoulon@mnhn.fr text European Journal of Taxonomy 2026 2026-01-06 1033 1 1322 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3139/14003 journal article 314299 10.5852/ejt.2026.1033.3139 33406e96-fc7d-4776-b52e-eb146654f24c 2118-9773 18325308

Table 4. Comparative table of varieties of Chlorophytum madagascariense Baker.

Taxon	C. madagascariense var. boinense var. nov.	C. madagascariense var. madagascariense	C. madagascariense var. pervillei nom. nov.	C. madagascariense var. sciaphilum comb. nov.
Leaves	ca 60 cm long; base sheaving, lacking a pseudo-petiole	<35 cm long; spreading; basal 1/4 forming a pseudo-petiole	<47 cm long, erect; basal 1/4– 1/3 forming a pseudo-petiole	<45 cm long, flexible; basal 1/3, forming a pseudo-petiole
Inflorescence	40– 94 cm long; robust and well-branched at the base	27–45 cm long; sparsely-branched	44–70 cm long; branched at the base	42–50 cm long; sometimes branched
Flower size	8–12 mm	9–10 mm	8–10 mm	10 mm
Tepals	outer broader than inner	variable	equal size	equal size
Tepal veins	3–4(–5) closely-spaced	3–4 well-spaced (rarely closely-spaced	3 well-spaced	3 well-spaced
Stamens	equal	equal or unequal (4+2)	equal	equal or unequal (4+2)
Filaments	as long as the anthers	as long as, or slightly shorter than the anthers	as long as the anthers	as long as, or slightly shorter than the anthers