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Taxon:  Dracaena draco (L.) L.



Summary
Genus:
Dracaena
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Nolinoideae
Nomen number:
14634
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 12, 2:246. 1767
Verified:
05/23/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Asparagus draco L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Yucca draconis L.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  2. Bramwell, D. & Z. Bramwell. Wild flowers of the Canary islands. 1974
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  4. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
  6. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2004 http://www.gobcan.es/cmayot/interreg/atlantico/documentos/LESDCanarias.pdf
  7. Lems, K. Floristic botany of the Canary islands. 1960
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Marrero, A. et al. 1998. A new species of the wild dragon tree, Dracaena (Dracaenaceae) from Gran Canaria and its taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 128:292.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  11. Täckholm, V. & M. Drar. Flora of Egypt. 1954-
  12. Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961
Common names
English
dragontree –
Portuguese (Brazil)
dracena –
sangue-de-dragão –
Swedish
drakblodsträd –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands (Gran Canaria & Tenerife)], Portugal [Madeira Islands (Madeira)]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Cultivated
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canary Islands]
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde
Economic Uses
Environmental
Medicines
folklore (fide Mansf Ency) –


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