Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae

Dracaenaceae - Dragon-tree family

Literature

Bos, J.J. (1992) Dracaenaceae FSA 5(3)

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.

Worldwide: 6 genera and 220 species, south-western N America and tropical zones, especially Africa.

More sample images from the Dracaenaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Dracaena fragrans

Dracaena mannii

Dracaena steudneri

Sansevieria pearsonii

Links to genera: (2) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Dracaena Vand. ex L.	Description, Image
Sansevieria Thunb.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Dracaenaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dracaenaceae page
Flora of Mozambique: Dracaenaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dracaenaceae
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