Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena ghiesbreghtii W.Bull ex J.J.Blandy

First published in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 365 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Central America, SW. Colombia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá

Introduced into:

Ecuador

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Missouri Botanic Garden (2005-continuously updated). Vascular Tropicos Nomenclatural Database http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thieme, C. [5602] Honduras K000524942 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thieme, C. [5602] Honduras K000524941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tuerckheim, H., von [8312] Guatemala K000400074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tuerckheim, H., von [8312] Guatemala K000524940 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1940 Matuda, E. [3404] Mexico Dracaena americana K000523672 No
Jan 1, 1938 Gentle, P.H. [2505] Belize Dracaena americana K000523668 No
Croat, T.B. [22000] Panama Dracaena americana K000523676 No
Lundell, C.L. [414] Belize Dracaena americana K000523670 No
Yuncker, T.G.; et al. [8596] Honduras Dracaena americana K000523669 No
Schipp, W.A. [1012] Belize Dracaena americana K000523671 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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