*Dracaena Linnaeus. Common name: Sansevieria, Dragon Tree.
A genus of about 120 species, perennial herbs, shrubs, and trees, mainly of Africa. The genus Sansevieria is probably best subsumed into Dracaena, based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence (Bos 1984; Bos in Kubitzki 1998a; Lu & Morden 2014; Mabberley (2017); Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng 2018; Takawira-Nyenya et al. 2018). Sansevieria is embedded in Dracaena but is a monophyletic clade, and alternative treatments may involve its recognition, with Dracaena split into monophyletic groups.
References: Bos (1984); Bos (1998) In Kubitzki (1998a); Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); Kleinwee et al. (2022); Lu & Morden (2014); Mabberley (2017); Newton (2020); Takawira-Nyenya et al. (2018). Show full citations.
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