Dracaena goldieana | |
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From L'Illustration Horticole, 1878, Vol. 25: Revue Mensuelle Des Serres Et Des Jardins (Plate 300) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena |
Species: | D. goldieana
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Binomial name | |
Dracaena goldieana Bullen ex Mast. & T.Moore 1872
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Dracaena goldieana, or queen of Dracaenas, [2] is a tropical shrub in the genus Dracaena, native to Central Africa and Nigeria. [1] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, valued for its richly variegated foliage. [3]
Dracaena goldieana is a small, rhizomatous understory shrub or subshrub growing to 30–60 cm high with a slender stem, up to 1 cm in diameter. The ovate leaves, which measure 18–30 cm long and up to 6.5 cm wide, terminate in a filiform (threadlike) mucro. The leaves are dark green, retained along the entire stem, and are variegated with transverse bands of light grey. [4]
The flowers of D. goldieana are sessile, white in colour, and form dense clusters 25-30 mm long. [4]
Dracaena goldieana is native to Nigeria and western Central Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Zaire. It has also been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. [1]
Dracaena goldieana | |
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From L'Illustration Horticole, 1878, Vol. 25: Revue Mensuelle Des Serres Et Des Jardins (Plate 300) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena |
Species: | D. goldieana
|
Binomial name | |
Dracaena goldieana Bullen ex Mast. & T.Moore 1872
[1]
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Dracaena goldieana, or queen of Dracaenas, [2] is a tropical shrub in the genus Dracaena, native to Central Africa and Nigeria. [1] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, valued for its richly variegated foliage. [3]
Dracaena goldieana is a small, rhizomatous understory shrub or subshrub growing to 30–60 cm high with a slender stem, up to 1 cm in diameter. The ovate leaves, which measure 18–30 cm long and up to 6.5 cm wide, terminate in a filiform (threadlike) mucro. The leaves are dark green, retained along the entire stem, and are variegated with transverse bands of light grey. [4]
The flowers of D. goldieana are sessile, white in colour, and form dense clusters 25-30 mm long. [4]
Dracaena goldieana is native to Nigeria and western Central Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Zaire. It has also been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. [1]