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Family Dracaenaceae
Espada
Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer
SPEAR PLANT

Scientific names Common names
Sansevieria cylindrica Espada (Tag.)
Sansevieria stuckyi Bow string hemp (Engl.)
  Cylindrical snake plant (Engl.)
  Spear plant (Engl.)
  Spear sansevieria (Engl.)
  Snake plant (Engl.)

 

Botany
Cylindrical, succulent herb. Leaves growing to a height of 2 feet, are swordlike, cylindrical and rigid, furrowed or grooved along its entire length, with dark longitudinal stripes. Flowers bloom once a year, are very small and crowded in small inflorescences (cymes), greenish or tinged with red.

Distribution
Recently introduced to the Philippines.
Native to Nepal and South Africa.

Uses
Folkloric
No known folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines.

Studies
Steroidal Saponin / Inhibition of Cappilary Permeability:
Study yielded a new steroidal saponin from the leaves of Sansevieria cylindrica. The saponinshowed no haemolytic effects in the in vitro assays and demonstrated inhibition of the capillary permeability activity.

Availability

Cultivated.



Additional Sources and Suggested Readings
(1)
A new bioactive steroidal saponin from Sansevieria cylindrica / Alexandra da Silva Antunes et al / Phytotherapy Research.Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 179 - 182


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