Asparagaceae
Dracaena
Dracaena reflexa

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

Classification

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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?
Jan 1, 1974 Coode, M.J.E. [4318] Mauritius K000523343 No
Jan 1, 1974 Carmichael, D. [s.n.] Madagascar K000432420 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Coode, M.J.E. [4318] Mauritius K000523342 No
Jan 1, 1973 Barclay, C. [1947(a)] Reunion K000523340 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 s.coll. [s.n.] K000400066 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K000523341 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K000523325 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion K000523338 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion K000523339 Yes
Ranirison, P. [PR784] Madagascar K002893786 Yes
Ranirison, P.; Nusbaumer, L. [PR1009] Madagascar K000523664 Yes
Barnett, L.; Dorr, L.J. [228] Madagascar K000523332 Yes
Ranirison, P. [PR738] Madagascar K002893782 Yes
Malcomber, S.T.; Hemingway, C. [2450] Madagascar K002893780 Yes
van Nek, F.I. [1851] Madagascar K002893783 Yes
Burchell [s.n.] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000256278 Type Yes
Lorence, D.; Julien, R. [2336] Mauritius K000523335 No
Ranirison, P. [PR495] Madagascar K002893787 Yes
Schatz, G.E.; et al. [1460] Madagascar K000523333 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2919] Madagascar K000523324 Yes
Friedmann, F. [3883] Mauritius K000523344 Yes
Nicoll, M.; et al. [571] Madagascar K000523331 Yes
Ranirison, P. [PR746] Madagascar K002893784 Yes
Lorence, D. [2131] Mauritius K000523337 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [45] British Indian Ocean Territory K000523400 Yes
Marala, A. [AM051] Madagascar K002893781 Yes
Phillipson, P. [2050] Madagascar K000523334 No
Decary, M. [5013] Madagascar K000523326 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [1788] Madagascar K000523327 Yes
Gautier, L.; Wohlhauser, S.; Nusbaumer, L.; Ranirison, P. [LG4613] Madagascar K002893785 Yes
Lorence, D.; Julien, R. [2336] Mauritius K000523336 Yes
Schatz, G.E.; et al. [2352] Madagascar K000523330 No
unknown [Service Forestier5] Madagascar K000523329 No
Lyall [128] Madagascar K000400059 Type Yes
Frazier, J. [779] K000523410 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [2651] Madagascar K000523328 Yes
Burchell [s.n.] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000256277 Type Yes
Rafidah, A.R.; Imin, K.; Kueh, H.L.; {Mohd. Nazri, A.} [FRI75831] Malaysia Dracaena gracilis K002860550 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

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