Dracaena arborescens
Dracaena arborescens, synonym Sansevieria arborescens, is a succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
| Dracaena arborescens | |
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| D. arborescens has thick, flexible leaves on long stems | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. arborescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena arborescens (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh.[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Dracaena arborescens grows long stems (over 60 cm), with thick, flat, succulent leaves.
It very closely resembles the related Dracaena bagamoyensis. However, the leaves of D. arborescens are wider (over 25 mm) and less brittle.[2][3]
References
- "Dracaena arborescens (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- 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.
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