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1109.000 Dracaena
Bos, J.J. (1992) Dracaenaceae: Dracaena FSA 5(3)
la Croix, I. (2010) Dracaenaceae FZ 13(2) 13-35
Description of the genus
Trees (in ours), shrubs or herbs. Leaves spirally arranged, crowded (in ours) in apical rosettes. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers whitish, fragrant, nocturnal. Perianth tubular; lobes, 6, recurved. Fruit a spherical or lobed, orange-scarlet berry. Seeds 1-3, rounded, bony. Worldwide: 60 species in the tropical Old World extending to Canary Is, 1 in C America and 1 in Cuba |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| mannii Baker | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E | Description, Image |
| steudneri Engl. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Dracaena:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dracaena pageFlora of Mozambique: Dracaena
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dracaena
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Dracaena
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dracaena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dracaena
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Dracaena
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Dracaena
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