Dracaena (plant)
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Dracaena (/drəˈsiːnə/[2]) is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent shrubs.[3] The formerly accepted genera Pleomele and Sansevieria are now included in Dracaena. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae,[4] subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[5][6] It has also formerly been separated (sometimes with Cordyline) into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae (now Agavoideae).
Dracaena | |
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Dracaena draco in Icod de los Vinos | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena Vand. ex L.[1] |
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The name dracaena is derived from the romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα – drakaina, "female dragon".[7]
The majority of the species are native to Africa, southern Asia through to northern Australia, with two species in tropical Central America.