Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena thwaitesii Regel

First published in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 1: 144 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Ghoshal, P.P., Chakrabarty, T., Kumar, A. & Dey, S. (2021). Conspectus of the genus Dracaena (Asparagaceae) in the Indo-Burmese region. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 45: 20-32.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 9, 1996 Kostermans [24596] Sri Lanka K000401218 Yes
[Walker] [55] Sri Lanka K000401212 Yes
[gard..] [893] Sri Lanka K000401213 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [485] Sri Lanka K000401216 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [549] Sri Lanka K000401217 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000401211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davidse, G; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8750] Sri Lanka K000401219 Yes
[Genl. Walker] [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000401209 Yes
[Genl. Walker] [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000401210 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4189] India K000401214 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [455] Sri Lanka K000401215 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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