Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena aethiopica (Thunb.) Byng & Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 64 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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

  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mwachala, G. & Mbugua, P.K. (2007). Dracaenaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-43.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [6081] Botswana K002893745 Yes
Aug 3, 2007 Heath, A.; Heath, R. [714] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204336 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Wild, H. [5616] Zimbabwe Sansevieria aethiopica K000204110 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6923] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204114 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Skarpe, C. [S350] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204116 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Leach, L.C. [10692] Zimbabwe Sansevieria aethiopica K000204108 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Skarpe, C. [S219] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204117 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Leach; Noel [253] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204113 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Skarpe, C. [S350] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204115 Yes
Oct 17, 2002 Biegel, H.M. [542] Zimbabwe Sansevieria aethiopica K000204109 Yes
Mar 15, 2002 Smith, P.A. [88] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204118 Yes
Mar 15, 2002 Codd, L.E. [8022] Zambia Sansevieria aethiopica K000204151 Yes
Mar 15, 2002 Leach; Noel [64] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204112 Yes
Mar 15, 2002 Brown [6081] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204111 Yes
Oct 2, 2001 Story, R. [4951] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204232 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria aethiopica K000204231 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4420] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204222 Yes
Cooper, T. [3267] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204220 Yes
Pole Evans [4272] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204210 Yes
Codd, L.E.; de Winter, B. [5555] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria aethiopica K000204230 Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3855] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204072 Yes
Miller, O.B. [2524] Zimbabwe Sansevieria aethiopica K000204069 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5567] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204204 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [333] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204074 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204217 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [31117] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204073 Yes
Leendertz, R. [2354] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204195 Yes
Barnard, W.G. [99] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204196 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8016] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204208 Yes
Bolus [720] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204219 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria aethiopica K000204223 Yes
Cecil, E. [103] Zimbabwe Sansevieria aethiopica K000204071 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [1824] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204215 Yes
Junod, H.A. [1212] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204194 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria aethiopica K000204218 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2514] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204076 Yes
Pole Evans, I.B. [H.16927] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204198 Yes
Forsyth [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204226 Yes
Cooper, T. [3268] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204221 Yes
Bruce; Kies [34] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204200 Yes
Mogg [29067] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204228 Yes
Baines [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204205 Yes
Allen [654] Zimbabwe Sansevieria aethiopica K000204070 Yes
Story, R. [3828] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204229 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204207 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204206 Yes
Verdoorn [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204213 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2000] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204227 Yes
Harbor, C.C. [s.n.] Botswana Sansevieria aethiopica K000204075 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria aethiopica K000204224 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204197 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Sansevieria aethiopica K000204216 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria aethiopica K000204225 Yes
de Winter, B. [4016] South Africa Sansevieria scabrifolia K000204257 Yes
de Winter, B. [3752] South Africa Sansevieria scabrifolia K000204256 Yes

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