Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena spicata Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 157 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to Peninsula Malaysia, Andaman Islands, Borneo. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kerr, A.F.G. [21796] Laos K000523507 Yes
Randane for Keenan, R.L. [s.n.] K000401168 No
Parry, N.E. [941] K000401169 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2139] India K000401171 No
Griffith [Herb. EIC5870] K000401166 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000401172 No
Parry, N.E. [893] K000401170 No
Kerr, A.F.G [20721] Laos K000523506 Yes
Wallich [s.n. [?5147]] K000401164 No
Tsang, W.T. [30394] Indo-China K000523508 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [bis6165] Malaysia K000401383 Yes
Griffith [Herb EIC5876] Malaysia K000401384 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G [20721] Laos K000523512 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5146] K001104922 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Stertes] [s.n.] K000401177 No
Ritchie [1461] K000401163 No
Bruce, H. [5146] Bangladesh K000401167 Type Yes
Dalzell, N.A. [s.n.] India K000401175 No
Kerr, A.F.G [12338] Thailand K000523509 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000401173 No
Wight, R. [s.n.] K000401162 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5146] K001104923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P.5148] Malaysia K000401789 Yes
Put [212] K000523510 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [42963[A]] India K000401174 No
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K000401165 No
[Stertes] [s.n.] K000401176 No
Curtis, C. [s.n.] Borneo Dracaena pachyphylla K000401782 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [8164] Malaysia Dracaena pachyphylla K000400069 Type Yes
Anderson, J.A.R. [S.15278] Malaysia Dracaena pachyphylla K000401783 Yes
Lobb [s.n.] Indonesia Dracaena pachyphylla K000401781 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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