Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena viridiflora Engl. & K.Krause

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 153 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana, Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Damen, T.H.J. & al. (2018). Taxonomic novelties in African Dracaena (Dracaenaceae). Blumea 63: 31-53.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 54: 1-132. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Dracaena mildbraedii.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hepper in Kew Bull. 21: 491 (1968).
  • in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 45: 153 (1910)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Damen, T.H.J. & al. (2018). Taxonomic novelties in African Dracaena (Dracaenaceae). Blumea 63: 31-53.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 10, 2016 Gossweiler, J. [7770] Angola K000523261 No
Feb 9, 2016 Thomas, D.W. [3168] Cameroon K000198656 No
Feb 9, 2016 Groves, M. [144] Cameroon K000518931 No
Feb 8, 2016 Tuley, P. [1042] Nigeria K000402283 Yes
Feb 8, 2016 Talbot, P.A. [729] Nigeria K000255932 Holotype Yes
Feb 8, 2016 Mildbraed, J. [10571] K000402284 No
Feb 8, 2016 Moor [2116] Ghana K000402286 Yes
Feb 8, 2016 Mildbraed, J. [10571] K000402285 No
Feb 8, 2016 Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI36435x] Nigeria K000402282 Yes
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11637] Cameroon K000339472 No
Oct 1, 2009 Cheek, M. [11170] Cameroon K000339693 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lane, P. [109] Cameroon K000436865 Yes
Feb 1, 1979 Breteler, F.J. [882] Cameroon K000522636 No
Jan 30, 1970 Letouzey, R. [9929] Cameroon K000522635 No
Tessman, G. [153] Equatorial Guinea K000255930 Type Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [1057i] Cameroon K000541850 No
Zenker, G.A. [3223] Cameroon K000255931 Type Yes
Moutsambote, J.M. [6711] K000617370 No
Jan 1, 1998 Groves, M. [43] Cameroon Dracaena mildbraedii K000025659 No
Jan 1, 1998 Lane, P. [526] Cameroon Dracaena mildbraedii K000025660 No
Jan 1, 1998 Cable, S. [1236] Cameroon Dracaena mildbraedii K000025658 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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