Dracaena spicata

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 spicata

Name

Dracaena spicata Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 157. (1832)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Draco spicata (Roxb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710. (1891)
  • Pleomele spicata (Roxb.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 279. (1914)
• Heterotypic
  • Dracaena wallichii Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1842: 26. (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam; Bangladesh Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is.; Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Roxburgh, W. 1832. Flora indica, or, Descriptions of Indian plants ed. 1832, 2: 157.[1].
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dracaena spicata 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 spicata. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Dracaena spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar. 2019.

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