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Dracaena transvaalensis

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Dracaena transvaalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. transvaalensis
Binomial name
Dracaena transvaalensis
Baker

Dracaena transvaalensis, the Wolkberg dragon tree, is a medium-sized tree in the genus Dracaena found in the Olifants River Valley near Penge in the Limpopo and the adjacent Wolkberg. It looks similar to Aloe. The plant is considered rare.

The tree's national number is 30.10.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa".