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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. suffruticosa
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| Dracaena suffruticosa | |
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Description
editIt 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dracaena suffruticosa (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ a b "Dracaena suffruticosa (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ Brown, Nicholas Edward (1915), "Sansevieria - a monograph of all the known species (with plates)", Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, vol. 1915 (202 ed.), Royal Botanic Gardens
- ^ "Sansevieria suffruticosa in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Sansevieria suffruticosa N.E.Br". African Plant Database. Retrieved 2018-05-27.