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Dracaena angolensis (synonym Sansevieria cylindrica), [1] commonly known as African spear or the spear sansevieria, [3] is a succulent plant native to Angola in Southern Africa.For years, it was placed within the genus Sansevieria (snake-plants), a specific name which is still used synonymously by some; in the 21st century, Sansevieria became part of Dracaena (dragon-trees), after improved ...
Sansevieria trifasciata Prain. Dracaena trifasciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae , native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is most commonly known as the snake plant , Saint George's sword , mother-in-law's tongue , and viper's bowstring hemp , among other names. [ 2 ]
Sansevieria is a historically recognized genus of flowering plants, native to Africa, notably Madagascar, and southern Asia, now included in the genus Dracaena on the basis of molecular phylogenetic studies.
Dracaena stuckyi, synonym Sansevieria stuckyi, [1] is a species of succulent plant native to Africa including Mozambique, Tanzania, and southern Kenya. [1] It is a member of a group of related Dracaena including Dracaena angolensis and Dracaena pearsonii , that grow upright, cylindrical foliage and are native to dry biomes.
Non-variegated forms of Dracaena trifasciata are still often traded as Sansevieria zeylanica, but the true Dracaena zeylanica is poorly known [3] and uncommon in cultivation. [ 4 ] Dracaena zeylanica is a leafier plant (10-16 leaves per rosette, versus generally 2–4 in Dracaena trifasciata ), and its leaves lack a petiole, instead becoming ...
Sansevieria fischeri, Sansevieria singularis Dracaena singularis is a species of succulent plant in the genus Dracaena native to Ethiopia , Kenya , and Tanzania . [ 1 ] Mistakenly placed in the genus Boophane at first, by the 1980s the plant was corrected to be in the genus Sanseviera , [ 2 ] until that entire genus was merged with Dracaena .
Dracaena pearsonii is a species of succulent plant native to Southern Africa. [1] This species is in a complex of plants including Dracaena stuckyi and Dracaena angolensis that are characterized by their cylindrical leaves that grow upright in a spear-like habit.
Dracaena pethera, synonym Sansevieria kirkii, [1] also known as the star sansevieria or the snake plant, [2] is a succulent plant native to Tanzania and the surrounding region in East Africa. Description