Dracaena (plant)

Dracaena
Dracaena draco in Icod de los Vinos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Vand. ex L.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acyntha Medik.
  • Chrysodracon P.L.Lu & Morden
  • Draco Crantz
  • Drakaina Raf.
  • Nemampsis Raf.
  • Oedera Crantz
  • Pleomele Salisb.
  • Salmia Cav.
  • Sanseverinia Petagna
  • Sansevieria Thunb.
  • Stoerkia Crantz
  • Terminalis Medik.

Dracaena (/drəˈsnə/[2]) is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent shrubs.[3] The formerly accepted genera Pleomele and Sansevieria are now included in Dracaena. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae,[4] subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[5][6] It has also formerly been separated (sometimes with Cordyline) into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae (now Agavoideae).

The name dracaena is derived from the romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαιναdrakaina, "female dragon".[7]

The majority of the species are native to Africa, southern Asia through to northern Australia, with two species in tropical Central America.

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  4. ^ Coombes 2012, p. 127.
  5. ^ Chase, Reveal & Fay 2009, pp. 132–136.
  6. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016, pp. 1–20.
  7. ^ Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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