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Dracaena singularis
Dracaena singularis growing at the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. singularis
Binomial name
Dracaena singularis (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
Sansevieria fischeri, Sansevieria singularis

Dracaena singularis is a species of succulent plant in the genus Dracaena native to Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Mistakenly placed in the genus Boophane at first, by the 1980s the plant was corrected to be in the genus Sanseviera, until that entire genus was merged with Dracaena. The species is named singularis since at its mature size, it has only a single leaf up to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in length, while in a juvenile state it displays small rosettes of several leaves.

References

1. "Dracaena singularis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Marais, W. (1986). "A New Name for Sansevieria singularis N.E. Br. (Liliaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 41 (1): 58. doi:10.2307/4103027. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4103027.
3. Christie, Bill; Vanden Bon, Alice; Laius, Al (2013). "Plant of the quarter". CactusWorld. 31 (1): 36–37. ISSN 1751-1429. JSTOR 42795392.
4. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Dracaena singularis at Wikimedia Commons

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