Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 64 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Central African Repu, Florida, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Angola K000255841 Unknown Type Material Yes
Angola K000255842 Type Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K000255840 Unknown Type Material Yes
unknown from label [s.n.] Angola K000255838 Type Yes
Unknown from label. [s.n.] Angola K000255839 Type Yes
Apr 9, 2004 Baines [s.n.] Zimbabwe Sansevieria cylindrica K000204154 Yes
Welwitch [3749] Angola Sansevieria cylindrica K000204057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola Sansevieria cylindrica K000204052 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204058 Yes
Barnard, W.G. [408] South Africa Sansevieria cylindrica K000204209 Yes
Bojer [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204054 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola Sansevieria cylindrica K000204050 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204059 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [212] Angola Sansevieria cylindrica K000204047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola Sansevieria cylindrica K000204051 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204285 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [22] Angola Sansevieria cylindrica K000204048 Yes
Leistner; Oliver; Steenkamp; Vorster [13] South Africa Sansevieria cylindrica K000204193 Yes
Lau, J. [1974] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204053 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204056 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sansevieria cylindrica K000204055 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images