Dracaena suffruticosa

Dracaena suffruticosa, synonym Sansevieria suffruticosa^[1] is a species of Dracaena native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi.^[2] The first description of the species was made in 1915 by N. E. Brown.^[2][3]

Dracaena suffruticosa
In habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Convallarioideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Dracaena suffruticosa (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Sansevieria suffruticosa N.E.Br.

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.^[4] In its native habitat it often grows in dry or rocky ground,^[5] and is highly drought tolerant.