Asparagaceae
Dracaena
Dracaena surculosa

Dracaena surculosa var. surculosa

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1997 Bernardi, L. [8516] Cote d'Ivoire K000402334 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Johnson [658] Ghana K000402321 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Hall; Swaine [46552] Ghana K000402337 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Talbot, P.A. [1421] Nigeria K000402324 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Binuyo, A. [FHI45464] Nigeria K000402326 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Brenan, J.P.M.; et al. [9027] Nigeria K000402325 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 s.coll. [s.n.] K000523765 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Veldkamp, J.F. [6129] Ghana K000402338 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 s.coll. [s.n.] K000523766 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Aké Assi, L. [8381] Cote d'Ivoire K000402333 Yes
Jan 17, 1980 Dalziel, J.M. [8292] Ghana K000402336 Yes
Feb 1, 1979 Zenker, G. [3809] Cameroon K000522515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000402329 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [2657] Cameroon K000522517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000523764 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7819] Cote d'Ivoire K000402332 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [74] Benin K000402323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000402328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000523763 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [2781] Cameroon K000522516 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000523762 Yes
Lau, J. [2263] Hawaii K000523760 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2362] Cote d'Ivoire K000402335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000523761 Yes

Sources

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images