Dracaena malawiana

Dracaena malawiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. malawiana
Binomial name
Dracaena malawiana
Byng & Christenh.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Sansevieria formosa Chahin.

Dracaena malawiana, synonym Sansevieria formosa,[1] is a species of Dracaena native to Malawi.[2] It was originally collected at the Kapichira Falls in south Malawi. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described in 2012 by B. Juan Chahinian as Sansevieria formosa. [4] However, it was renamed Dracaena malawiana in 2018, when all Sansevieria species were moved to the genus Dracaena.[5] The species could not be named Dracaena formosa as that name had already been used by W.Bull in 1874 and is now considered a synonym of Cordyline fruticosa.[6]


References

  1. ^ a b c "Dracaena malawiana Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Sansevieria formosa Chahin". The International Plant Names Index.
  3. ^ "Sansevieria masoniana Chahinian". African Plant Database.
  4. ^ Juan Chahinian, B. (2012). "Sansevieria formosa, a New Species from Malawi". Sansevieria. 26: 2.
  5. ^ Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Fay, M.F.; Byng, J.W. (eds.). "Plant Gateway's The Global Flora: A practical flora to the vascular plant species of the world. GLOVAP Nomenclatura Part 1" (PDF). Global Fl. 4: 1–155.
  6. ^ "Dracaena formosa W.Bull". POWO. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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