Biology:Dracaena aurea

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Dracaena aurea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. aurea
Binomial name
Dracaena aurea
H.Mann[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • (H.Mann) Kuntze Pleomele aurea
  • Draco aurea (H.Mann) N.E.Br.
  • Chrysodracon aurea (H.Mann) P.L.Lu & Morden

Dracaena aurea, the golden hala pepe, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 120–1,070 m (390–3,510 ft).[2] It is a small evergreen tree, usually 4.6–7.6 m (15–25 ft) tall, but sometimes reaches 12 m (39 ft). The gray, straight trunk does not have bark and is 0.3–0.9 m (0.98–2.95 ft) in diameter. The sword-shaped leaves are 20–51 cm (7.9–20.1 in) long and 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) wide.[3]

It was first described by Horace Mann Jr. as Dracaena aurea in 1867. In 1914, N. E. Brown moved it to the genus Pleomele.[4][5] The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families rejects the move.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15509315 entry