Dracaena perrottetii

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Dracaeneae
Genus: Dracaena
Species: Dracaena perrottetii

Name

Dracaena perrottetii Baker, J. Bot. 12: 165 (1874).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Draco perottetii (Baker) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710 (1891).
  • Pleomele perrottetii (Baker) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 278 (1914).
• Heterotypic
  • Dracaena perrottetii var. minor Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 529 (1875).
  • Pleomele heudelotii N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 278 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G. 1874. On new Dracaenas from Tropical Africa. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 12(6): 164–167. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Damen, T.H.J., Van der Burg, W.J, Wiland-Szymańska, J. & Sosef, M.S.M. 2018. Taxonomic novelties in African Dracaena (Dracaenaceae). Blumea 63(1): 31–53. DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2018.63.01.05 . Reference page. 

Links

• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Dracaena perrottetii. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dracaena perrottetii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dracaena perrottetii. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 13 2019.