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Dracaenaceae - Dragon-tree family
Bos, J.J. (1992) Dracaenaceae FSA 5(3)
la Croix, I. (2010) Dracaenaceae FZ 13(2) 13-35
Description of the family
Shrubs, trees or rhizomatous, xerophytic perennials. Leaves alternate, entire, with parallel venation, stiff, often succulent. Flowers crowded in dense racemes or panicles, ± actinomorphic, bisexual, hypogynous; pedicels with an often disc-like articulation. Perianth segments in two series of 3 each, petaloid. Stamens in two series of 3, exserted. Ovary superior, 3-locular; ovule 1 per loculus, axile. Fruit a berry. Seeds 1-3, dirty-white. Comment: The genera included by us under Dracaenaceae are nowadays often placed under Asparagaceae. However, we have followed the more traditional treatment for the time being. Worldwide: 6 genera and 220 species, south-western N America and tropical zones, especially Africa. |
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More sample images from the cultivated Dracaenaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Beaucarnea Lem. | Image |
| Dasylirion Zucc. | |
| Dracaena Vand. ex L. | Description, Image |
| Sansevieria Thunb. | Description |
Other sources of information about Dracaenaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Dracaenaceae pageGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dracaenaceae
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