Dracaena bagamoyensis

Dracaena bagamoyensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. bagamoyensis
Binomial name
Dracaena bagamoyensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Sansevieria bagamoyensis N.E.Br.

Dracaena bagamoyensis, synonym Sansevieria bagamoyensis, also known as snake plant is a succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania.[1][2][3]

Description

Dracaena bagamoyensis grows long stems (over 60 centimetres (2.0 ft)), with slender, flat, succulent leaves.

It very closely resembles the related Dracaena arborescens, which has wider, more pliable leaves. The leaves of D. bagamoyensis are narrower (under 16 millimetres (0.63 in)) and more brittle.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dracaena bagamoyensis (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ https://garden.org/plants/view/409865/Snake-Plant-Dracaena-bagamoyensis/
  3. ^ Chahinian, B.Juan (1994). "Sansevierias from Kenya: A Basic Review". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 12 (2): 68–72. ISSN 0264-3405. JSTOR 42794717.
  4. ^ Nicholas Edward Brown: Sansevieria - a monograph of all the known species (with plates). Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Heft 5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1915, S. 198.
  5. ^ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0, S. 13.

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