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Dragon Trees
Dracaena
Dracaena is a genus of about 200–220 species of trees and woody shrubs. 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, subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It has also formerly been separated (sometimes with Cordyline) into the family Dracaenaceae or kept in the Agavaceae (now Agavoideae).
The name dracaena is derived from the Latinised form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα – drakaina, "female dragon".
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
cornstalk dracaena
speciesDracaena fragrans
Song of India
speciesDracaena reflexa
Lucky Bamboo
speciesDracaena sanderiana
dragon-tree
speciesDracaena draco
Gold-dust Dracaena
speciesDracaena surculosa
Large-leaved Dragon Tree
speciesDracaena aletriformis
Suji
speciesDracaena angustifolia
Dracaena cochinchinensis
speciesDracaena cochinchinensis
Dracaena xiphophylla
speciesDracaena xiphophylla
dragon blood tree
speciesDracaena cinnabari
Northern Largeleaf Dragon Tree
speciesDracaena steudneri
Cambodian Dragon Tree
speciesDracaena cambodiana
Lance Dracaena
speciesDracaena aubryana
Golden Hala Pepe
speciesDracaena aurea
Arabian Dragon Tree
speciesDracaena serrulata
Dracaena halapepe
speciesDracaena halapepe
Dracaena americana
speciesDracaena americana
African Dragon Tree
speciesDracaena arborea
Hawai'i hala pepe
speciesDracaena hawaiiensis
Small-leaf Dragontree
speciesDracaena usambarensis
Dracaena multiflora
speciesDracaena multiflora
Dracaena porteri
speciesDracaena porteri
Dracaena floribunda
speciesDracaena floribunda
Dracaena fontanesiana
speciesDracaena fontanesiana
Dracaena afromontana
speciesDracaena afromontana
Dracaena thwaitesii
speciesDracaena thwaitesii
Dracaena concinna
speciesDracaena concinna
Gabal Elba dragon tree
speciesDracaena ombet
Maui hala pepe
speciesDracaena auwahiensis
Dracaena forbesii
speciesDracaena forbesii
Dracaena laxissima
speciesDracaena laxissima
Dragonblood
speciesDracaena mannii
Dracaena braunii
speciesDracaena braunii
Wolkberg Dragon Tree
speciesDracaena transvaalensis
Cantley's Dracaena
speciesDracaena cantleyi
Dracaena halemanuensis
speciesDracaena halemanuensis
Dracaena ellenbeckiana
speciesDracaena ellenbeckiana
Wild dracaena
speciesDracaena terniflora
Dracaena tamaranae
speciesDracaena tamaranae
Dracaena elliptica
speciesDracaena elliptica
Lanai hala pepe
speciesDracaena fernaldii
Dracaena goldieana
speciesDracaena goldieana
Dracaena cubensis
speciesDracaena cubensis
Dracaena cincta
speciesDracaena cincta
Dracaena spicata
speciesDracaena spicata
Dracaena umbraculifera
speciesDracaena umbraculifera
Maingay's Dracaena
speciesDracaena maingayi
Dracaena cristula
speciesDracaena cristula
Dracaena phrynioides
speciesDracaena phrynioides
Dracaena perrottetii
speciesDracaena perrottetii
Dracaena camerooniana
speciesDracaena camerooniana
Dracaena adamii
speciesDracaena adamii
Dracaena umbratica
speciesDracaena umbratica
Dracaena kaweesakii
speciesDracaena kaweesakii
Dracaena finlaysonii
speciesDracaena finlaysonii
Dracaena ovata
speciesDracaena ovata
Dracaena nitens
speciesDracaena nitens
Dracaena praetermissa
speciesDracaena praetermissa
Dracaena marina
speciesDracaena marina
Dracaena glomerata
speciesDracaena glomerata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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