Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena nilotica (Baker) Byng & Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 66 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to SW. Ethiopia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda

Introduced into:

Ogasawara-shoto

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
  • Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands. Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 13, 2022 Schweinfurth, G. [3834] Sudan K000255755 Syntype Yes
Sep 13, 2022 Schweinfurth, G. [3834] Sudan K000255754 Type Yes
Sep 13, 2022 Murie, J. [s.n.] Sudan K000255753 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4931] Tanzania K000203829 Yes
Scott Elliot [s.n.] K000203831 Yes
Scott Elliot [s.n.] K000203830 Yes
Dawe [s.n.] Uganda K000255802 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Friis, I.; Vollesen, K. [1232] Sudan Sansevieria nilotica K000203283 Yes
Barcock; FitzGibbon [s.n.] Tanzania Sansevieria nilotica K000204308 Yes
Friis, I.; Getachew Aveke; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K. [1902] Ethiopia Sansevieria nilotica K000203285 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1164] Sudan Sansevieria nilotica K000203282 Yes
Kuowles, A. [45] Sudan Sansevieria nilotica K000203281 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [9012] Ethiopia Sansevieria nilotica K000203284 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • 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