Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia Baker
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 531 (1875)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Indian Ocean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Aldabra, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles
Introduced into:
Solomon Is.
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cordyline marginata (Lam.) Endl. in Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 148 (1842)
- Dracaena gracilis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 253 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Dracaena madagascariensis W.Bull in Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 199: 12 (1884)
- Dracaena marginata Lam. in Encycl. 2: 324 (1786)
- Dracaena tessellata Willd. in Enum. Pl.: 374 (1809), nom. illeg.
- Draco marginata (Lam.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710 (1891)
- Pleomele marginata (Lam.) N.E.Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 278 (1914)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
- Ghoshal, P.P., Chakrabarty, T., Kumar, A. & Dey, S. (2021). Conspectus of the genus Dracaena (Asparagaceae) in the Indo-Burmese region. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 45: 20-32.
- Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
- Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
- Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
- Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
- Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s.coll. [s.n.] | Dracaena marginata | K000523738 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images