US Patent Issued to Florica Farms on July 22 for "Sansevieria plant named 'WHITE STAR'" (Costa Rican Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. PP36,857, issued on July 22, was assigned to Florica Farms Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Sansevieria plant named 'WHITE STAR'" was invented by Marvin Gonzalez Villegas (Alajuela, Costa Rica).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Sansevieria aubrytiana plant named 'WHITE STAR' particularly characterized by its variegated foliage with dark and light green, and white colored irregular bands in the front and backside of the leaf blade. supported in a rosette; 55-75 cm plant height; erect plant habit, moderate drought tolerance with low need for water and resistant to anthracnose (Colletotrichum sansevieriae) disease."

The paten...