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''Chlorophytum comosum'', often called spider plant〔http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/chlorophytcom.htm〕 or airplane plant, is a flowering perennial herb. It is native to tropical and southern Africa, but has become naturalized in other parts of the world, including western Australia.〔, search for "Chlorophytum comosum"〕〔Howell, J.T., P.H. Raven & P. Rubtzoff. 1958. Flora of San Francisco. Wasmann J. Biology 16:1-155.〕 ''Chlorophytum comosum'' is easy to grow as a houseplant; variegated forms are the most popular. ==Description== ''Chlorophytum comosum'' grows to about high. It has fleshy, tuberous roots, about long. The long narrow leaves reach a length of and are around wide. Flowers are produced in a long branched inflorescence, which can reach a length of up to and eventually bends downwards. Flowers initially occur in clusters of 1–6 at intervals along the stem (scape) of the inflorescence. Each cluster is at the base of a bract, which ranges from in length, becoming smaller towards the end of the inflorescence. Most of the flowers which are produced initially die off, so that the inflorescences are relatively sparsely flowered.〔 Individual flowers are greenish-white, borne on stalks (pedicels) some long. Each flower has six three-veined tepals which are long, slightly hooded or boat-shaped at their tips. The stamens consist of a pollen-producing anther about long with a filament about the same length or slightly longer. The central style is long. Seeds are produced in a capsule long on stalks (pedicels) which lengthen to up to .〔 The inflorescences carry plantlets at the tips of their branches, which eventually droop and touch the soil, developing adventitious roots. The stems (scapes) of the inflorescence are called "stolons" in some sources, but this term is more correctly used for stems which do not bear flowers, and have roots at the nodes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chlorophytum comosum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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