Sansevieria concinna

Sansevieria concinna, commonly the dune forest mother-in-law’s tongue, is a rhizomatous, slender perennial reaching 70 cm in height. Mats are formed from the spreading rhizomes on forest floors.

The flat, dark green leaves grow directly from the underground rhizomes, erect or angled. The leaves have acutely pointed tips never seen in any mother-in-law's tongue. At the base, the leaves taper higher up or lower down into what deserve to be called petioles. The blades often have variable pale blotches of irregular shape and size, often occurring in transversal bands. 

The mostly creamy white flowers grow in dense spikes, spaced in small groups, spreading or ascending. They are scented at night, suggesting moth pollination. The long, tubular buds are cylindrical, opening six tepals in two concentric whorls. In picture the buds at the top appear pale greyish mauve, which is unusual. When open, the tepals recurve strongly, the stamens and style are exserted far. The nearly globose fruits cluster, starting off green and ripening into yellowy orange.

The species distribution is in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique. 

The habitat is coastal, sandy dune forests. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century.

These evergreen, shade plants do well in moist garden spots and containers (Pooley, et al, 2025; Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).