Dracaena draco

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Dracaeneae
Genus: Dracaena
Genus: Dracaena draco
Subspecies: D. d. subsp. ajgal – D. d. subsp. draco

Name

Dracaena drago (L.) L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 246. 1767.

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Asparagus draco L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 451. 1762.
      • Type locality :"Habitat in India orientali." [in error]
      • Lectotypus: (designated by Bos in Jarvis & a!., Regnum Veg. 127: 43. 1993): [icon] "Draco" in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist 1: 1. 1601.
  • Homotypic
    • Draco arbor Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 90. 1764, opus utiq. oppr.
    • Draco dragonalis Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor.: 14. 1768, nom. illeg.
    • Palma draco (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 11. 1768.
    • Stoerkia draco (L.) Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor.: 25. 1768.
    • Dracaena resinifera Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 253. 1796, nom. superfl.
    • Drakaina draco (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 17. 1838.
    • Yucca draco (L.) Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 8: 389. 1859.
    • Draco draco (L.) Linding., Abh. Auslandsk., Reihe C, Naturwiss. 8: 309. 1926, nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Morocco
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores (introduced), Canary Islands, Cape Verde (extinct), Madeira

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Linnaeus, C. 1767. Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 246.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. 1985. Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5–103.
  • Albano, P.-O. 2003. La Connaissance des Plantes Exotiques. 324 pp. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Mwachala, G. & Mbugua, P.K. 2007. Dracaenaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1–43.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 
  • Jarvis, C.E., Barrie, F.R., Allan, D.M. & Reveal, J.L. 1993. A List of Linnaean Generic Names and their Types. Regnum Vegetabile 127: 1–100. Reference page. 
  • Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, p. 487. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

čeština: dračinec dračí
Deutsch: Kanarischer Drachenbaum
English: Dragon tree
español: Drago
suomi: Kanariantraakkipuu
français: Dragonnier des Canaries
magyar: Kanári sárkányfa
italiano: Albero del drago, Dracena
Türkçe: Ejder ağacı
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