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. The species is named singularis since at its mature size, it has only a single leaf up to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in length,[3] while in a juvenile state it displays small rosettes of several leaves.[4]
| Dracaena singularis | |
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| Dracaena singularis growing at the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. singularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena singularis (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
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| Synonyms | |
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Sansevieria fischeri, Sansevieria singularis | |
References
edit- ^ "Dracaena singularis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Marais, W. (1986). "A New Name for Sansevieria singularis N.E. Br. (Liliaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 41 (1): 58. doi:10.2307/4103027. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4103027.
- ^ Christie, Bill; Vanden Bon, Alice; Laius, Al (2013). "Plant of the quarter". CactusWorld. 31 (1): 36–37. ISSN 1751-1429. JSTOR 42795392.
- ^ Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
External links
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