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Dracaena arborescens

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Dracaena arborescens
D. arborescens has thick, flexible leaves on long stems
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. arborescens
Binomial name
Dracaena arborescens
(Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Sansevieria arborescens Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy

Dracaena arborescens, synonym Sansevieria arborescens, is a succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

Description

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Dracaena arborescens grows long stems over 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) tall, with thick, flat, succulent leaves. Its name refers to the tree-like height of the stems.[2]

It very closely resembles the related Dracaena bagamoyensis. However, the leaves of D. arborescens are wider (over 25 mm) and less brittle.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dracaena arborescens (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ Robert H. Webb; Leonard E Newton (2022). The Genus Sansevieria: A Pictorial Guide to the Species. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9798985615906.
  3. ^ Nicholas Edward Brown: Sansevieria - a monograph of all the known species (with plates). Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Heft 5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1915, S. 198.
  4. ^ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0, S. 13.