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 plant Chlorophytum 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.