Dracaena aletriformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos, Fl. S. Afr. 5(3): 3. (1992)

Basionym
- Yucca aletriformis Haw., Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 5: 415 (1831).
Heterotypic
- Dracaena hookeriana K.Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 4: 394 (1861), nom. illeg.
- Dracaena latifolia Regel, Gartenflora 20: 141 (1871).
- Draco hookeriana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710 (1891).
- Pleomele hookeriana (Kuntze) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 278 (1914).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya;Tanzania South Tropical Africa Mozambique Southern Africa South Africa; Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dracaena aletriformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 25. Reference page.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Dracaena aletriformis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 13.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dracaena aletriformis. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 25 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Dracaena aletriformis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 25.
Tropicos.org 2019. Dracaena aletriformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan. 2019.

Afrikaans: Grootblaardrakeboom
English: Large-leaved dragon tree

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