Biology:Dracaena suffruticosa

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Dracaena suffruticosa
Sansevieria suffruticosa (4517547157).jpg
In habitat
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Dracaena suffruticosa
(N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Sansevieria suffruticosa N.E.Br.

Dracaena suffruticosa, synonym Sansevieria suffruticosa[1] is a species of Dracaena native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi.[2] The first description of the species was made in 1915 by N. E. Brown.[2][3]

Description

It forms a short stem and grows its leaves in a rosette or sometimes in two spiraling rows (spiral distichous). Its spine-tipped leaves are 12-16mm thick, elliptical (rather than round) in cross-section, and pale to dark green depending on sun exposure.

It very closely resembles the smaller related species, Dracaena serpenta and the more distichous species Dracaena phillipsiae.[4] In its native habitat it often grows in dry or rocky ground,[5] and is highly drought tolerant.

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