Dracaena arborescens
| Dracaena arborescens | |
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| D. arborescens has thick, flexible leaves on long stems | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. arborescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena arborescens (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dracaena arborescens, synonym Sansevieria arborescens, is a succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dracaena arborescens (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ Robert H. Webb; Leonard E Newton (2022). The Genus Sansevieria: A Pictorial Guide to the Species. Arid Lands Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9798985615906.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0, S. 13.