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Dracaena suffruticosa
In habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Dracaena suffruticosa (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
Sansevieria suffruticosa N.E.Br.

Dracaena suffruticosa, synonym Sansevieria suffruticosa is a species of Dracaena native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi. The first description of the species was made in 1915 by N. E. Brown.

Description

It 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. In its native habitat it often grows in dry or rocky ground, and is highly drought tolerant.

References

1. ^ "Dracaena suffruticosa (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
2. ^ "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.
3. 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
4. "Sansevieria suffruticosa in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
5. "Sansevieria suffruticosa N.E.Br". African Plant Database. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

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