Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena cristula W.Bull

First published in Gard. Chron., n.s., 10: 554 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1997 Harley, W.J. [1145] Liberia K000402178 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Deighton, F.C. [3876] Sierra Leone K000402166 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [9259] Liberia K000402174 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [11455] Liberia K000402175 Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [6520] Liberia K000402172 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Elliot, G.F.S [4689] Sierra Leone K000255903 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Thomas, N.W. [7466] Sierra Leone K000402169 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Lane Poole, C.E. [346] Sierra Leone K000402170 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [623] Sierra Leone K000402171 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Voorhoeve, A.G. [4791] Liberia K000402179 Yes
Carder [s.n.] Liberia K000402176 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7967] Cote d'Ivoire K000402182 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21368] Liberia K000402181 Yes
Cheek, M.; Williams, T. [18130] Guinea K001310148 Yes
Molmou, D., Konomou, G., Traore, M. [1482] Guinea K001310125 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4897] Ghana K000402184 Yes
Harley, G.W. [s.n.] Liberia K000402177 Yes
Bequaert, J. [1063] Liberia K000402180 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2571] Sierra Leone K000402167 Yes
Enti; Hall [GC35599] Ghana K000402183 Yes
Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [6963] Liberia K000402173 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [568] Sierra Leone K000402168 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • 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