| Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos |
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Family : Dracaenaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. S. Africa 5(3): 3 (1992) |
| Information on the genus : Dracaena |
| Basionym : Yucca aletriformis Haw. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Yucca aletriformis Haw. (1831) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =*Cordyline rumphii Hook. (1847) |
| =Dracaena rumphii (Hook.) Regel (1871) |
| =*Dracaena hookeriana K. Koch (1861) |
| =Draco hookeriana (K. Koch) Kuntze (1891) |
| =Pleomele hookeriana (K. Koch) N.E. Br. (1914) |
| =Dracaena latifolia Regel (1871) |
| =*Sansevieria paniculata Schinz (1894) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Tree evergreen, 3-5 m tall with erect branched stem; leaves congested towards branch ends, strap-shaped, the oldest ones pendent, sessile, 0,25-1 m x 2,5-11 cm, with scarious white margins c. 1 mm wide; base sheathing, apex acute, tapering gradually into a filiform tip; inflorescence erect, paniculate, green, 0,2-1,5 m long; flowers in groups of 1-4, strongly scented; pedicels 0,5-1 cm long, articulated above middle; perianth greenish white, sometimes flushed with pink, 1,9-4,2 cm long, tube 0,7-1,2 cm long, lobes 1,2-2 cm x 1,5-2 mm; fruit orange or red, usually globose, sometimes lobed, 0,7-1,9 cm Ø. |
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| Ecology : |
Evergreen or semi-deciduous forest; bushland on coral rag; coastal bush and forest; 50- c. 750 m alt. |
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Variable in size of flowers (even on the same plant), size of leaves. |
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S. Africa, Swaziland. – Rare in tropical Africa, and area very disjunct. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Tree- Ht 1 - 5 m. Alt: 5 - 1525 m. Distribution: EC, KN, LP, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- List South. African Succ. Pl. : 69 (1997).
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 755 (2006).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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