Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena forskaliana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Byng & Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 65 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa to SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Central African Republic

Native to:

Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Mauritius

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

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • 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.
  • Mwachala, G. & Mbugua, P.K. (2007). Dracaenaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-43.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 13, 2022 Steudner [475] Eritrea K000255756 Type Yes
Sep 13, 2022 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1270] Eritrea K000255758 Type Yes
Sep 13, 2022 Schimper [1468] Ethiopia K000255795 Type Yes
Sep 13, 2022 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1609] Eritrea K000255757 Type Yes
Simmance, J.H. [170] Tanzania K000204002 Yes
Stolz, A. [1597] Tanzania K000204000 Yes
Stolz, A. [1597] Tanzania K000203998 Yes
Stolz, A. [1597] Tanzania K000203999 Yes
Friis, I.; Alstrup, V.; Michelsen, A. [4634] Somalia Sansevieria forskaliana K000203306 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13718] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203834 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7789] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203288 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [11116] Somalia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203303 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4041] Somalia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203299 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [3205] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203298 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7789] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203289 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3112] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203290 Yes
Burger, Wm. [666] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203297 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7128] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203286 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13718] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203837 Yes
Grenfell, A.P. [12] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203838 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4041] Somalia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203300 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13718] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203835 Yes
Strecker, J.E. [s.n.] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203294 Yes
Ash, J. [1717] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203296 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [11751] Somalia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203301 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [11116] Somalia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203302 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [850] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203291 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [11116] Somalia Sansevieria abyssinica K000204163 Yes
Ash, J. [1562] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203292 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7166] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203287 Yes
Ash, J. [1562] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203293 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1548] Sudan Sansevieria abyssinica K000203304 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13718] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203836 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5363] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203840 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13718] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203833 Yes
Friis, I.; Zerihun Woldu; Vollesen, K. [2528] Ethiopia Sansevieria abyssinica K000203295 Yes
Grenfell, A.P. [2] Kenya Sansevieria abyssinica K000203839 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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