Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Other Latin names:  Antholyza aethiopica L.

Common name(s): [more details]

English: chasmanthe, cobra lily

Habit:  herb

Description:  See info on Weber for C. floribunda.

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  (no propagation information known by PIER)

Native range:  South Africa (Eastern and Western Cape) (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Chile (offshore islands) Juan Fernández Islands	Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island)	introduced invasive	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
Chile (offshore islands) Juan Fernández Islands	Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island)	introduced invasive cultivated	Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (pp. 477-478, 524, 552) Voucher cited: Danton I(5/99)1434. "Se instala muy fácilmente, se resiembra y produce importantes matas por reproducción vegetativa. En RC, ya se dispersó fuera de los jardines y se encuentra por todos lados en el pueblo de San Juan Bautista".

Control:  If you know of control methods for Chasmanthe aethiopica, please let us know.