Chlorophytum inornatum

Chlorophytum inornatum is a flowering plant species in the genus Chlorophytum. It is the type species of its genus. It is related to the commonly known houseplant Chlorophytum comosum also referred to as a "spider plant". 3-(4'-Methoxybenzyl)-7,8-methylenedioxy-chroman-4-one, a homoisoflavanone with antimycobacterial activity, can be isolated from C. inornatum.

Chlorophytum inornatum
Chlorophytum inornatum, Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Volume 27, 1807, Plate 1071
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Chlorophytum
Species:
C. inornatum
Binomial name
Chlorophytum inornatum
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