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Dracaena masoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. masoniana
Binomial name
Dracaena masoniana (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
Sansevieria masoniana Chahin.

Dracaena masoniana, synonym Sansevieria masoniana, is a species of Dracaena native to Africa and originally collected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was initially known in cultivation under the cultivar name 'Mason Congo'. Commonly grown as a houseplant for its striking foliage, it can survive in bright filtered light or shade and with infrequent watering. Often grown as a single large, stiff leaf in pots, the plant's other common names include "whale fin" or "shark's fin".

References

1. ^ "Dracaena masoniana (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
2. "Sansevieria masoniana Chahinian". African Plant Database.
3. "Sansevieria masoniana Chahin., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72: 31 (2000)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP).
4. "Dracaenaceae Sansevieria masoniana Chahin". The International Plant Names Index.
5. "Sansevieria masoniana". www.llifle.com.
6. "Sansevieria masoniana (Whale Fin Snake Plant)". HousePlantOnline. Retrieved 2018-06-20.

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