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List of Dracaena species

List of Dracaena species is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Dracaena species rather than just read about it. In short: Dracaena is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae. As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted 198 species.

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Reference excerpt

Dracaena is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae. As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted 198 species.

Dracaena acaulis Baker Dracaena acutissima Hua Dracaena adamii Hepper Dracaena aethiopica (Thunb.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena afromontana Mildbr. Dracaena ajgal (Benabid & Cuzin) Rivas Mart., Molero Mesa, Marfíl & G.Benítez Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb. Dracaena arborea (Willd.) Link Dracaena arborescens (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena ascendens (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena aubryana Brongn. Dracaena aubrytiana (Carrière) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena aurea H.Mann

B Dracaena bacularis (Pfennig ex A.Butler & Jankalski) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena bagamoyensis (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena ballyi (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena bhitalae (R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton) Takaw.-Ny. & Mucina Dracaena bicolor Hook. Dracaena borneensis (Merr.) Jankalski Dracaena brachystachys Hook.f. Dracaena braunii Engl. Dracaena breviflora Ridl. Dracaena brevifolia (L.E.Newton) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena bueana Engl. Dracaena bugandana Byng & Christenh. Dracaena bukedea Takaw.-Ny. & Mucina Dracaena burdettii (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena burmanica (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena bushii Damen

Dracaena caboverdeana (Marrero Rodr. & R.S.Almeida) Rivas Mart., Lousã, J.C.Costa & Maria C.Duarte Dracaena calocephala Bos Dracaena cambodiana Pierre ex Gagnep. Dracaena camerooniana Baker Dracaena canaliculata (Carrière) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena cantleyi Baker Dracaena caulescens (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena cerasifera Hua Dracaena chahinianii (R.H.Webb & Myklebust) Takaw.-Ny. & Mucina Dracaena chiniana I.M.Turner Dracaena cincta Baker Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f. Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen Dracaena coleana (T.G.Forrest) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena concinna Kunth Dracaena conduplicata (T.C.Cole & T.G.Forrest) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena conferta Ridl. Dracaena congoensis Hua Dracaena conspicua (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena cristula W.Bull Dracaena cubensis Vict. Dracaena curtisii Ridl. Dracaena cuspidata Ridl.

Dracaena dawei (Stapf) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena dhofarica (T.A.McCoy & Lavranos) Takaw.-Ny. & Mucina Dracaena disticha (R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton) M.H.J.van der Meer Dracaena dooneri (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena downsii (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena draco (L.) L. Dracaena dumetescens (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh.

E Dracaena ebracteata (Cav.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena eilensis (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena ellenbeckiana Engl. Dracaena elliptica Thunb. & Dalm. Dracaena enchiridiofolia (R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena erythraeae (Mattei) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena fasciata (Cornu ex Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena fernaldii (H.St.John) Jankalski Dracaena finlaysonii Baker Dracaena floribunda Baker Dracaena fontanesiana Schult. & Schult.f. Dracaena forbesii (O.Deg.) Jankalski Dracaena forestii (L.E.Newton & R.H.Webb) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena forskaliana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. Dracaena francisii (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena frequens (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh.

G Dracaena ghiesbreghtii W.Bull ex J.J.Blandy Dracaena glomerata Baker Dracaena goldieana Bullen ex Mast. & T.Moore Dracaena gracillima (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena granulata Hook.f.

H Dracaena haemanthoides Bos ex Damen Dracaena halapepe (H.St.John) Jankalski Dracaena halemanuensis Jankalski Dracaena hallii (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena hanningtonii Baker Dracaena hargeisana (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena hewittii Ridl. Dracaena hokouensis G.Z.Ye Dracaena hosei (Ridl.) Jankalski Dracaena humiflora (D.J.Richards) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena hyacinthoides (L.) Mabb.

I Dracaena impressivenia Yu H.Yan & H.J.Guo Dracaena itumei (Mbugua) Byng & Christenh.

J Dracaena jayniana Wilkin & Suksathan Dracaena jiewhoei Hambali, Sulist. & Rugayah

K Dracaena kaweesakii Wilkin & Suksathan Dracaena kindtiana De Wild. Dracaena kirkii Baker Dracaena konaensis (H.St.John) Jankalski Dracaena kupensis Mwachala, Cheek, Eb.Fisch. & Muasya

L Dracaena laevifolia (R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton) Takaw.-Ny. & Mucina Dracaena lancea Thunb. & Dalm. Dracaena lancifolia (Ridl.) Jankalski Dracaena lavranii (R.H.Webb & Myklebust) Takaw.-Ny. & Mucina Dracaena laxissima Engl. Dracaena liberica (Gérôme & Labroy) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena longiflora (Sims) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena longifolia Ridl. Dracaena longistyla (la Croix) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena lunatifolia (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena malawiana Byng & Christenh. Dracaena mannii Baker Dracaena marachiensis (T.G.Forrest) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena marina Bos ex Damen Dracaena masoniana (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena mikephillipsii (R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton) M.H.J.van der Meer Dracaena mokoko Mwachala & Cheek Dracaena multiflora Warb. ex P.Sarasin & Sarasin

N Dracaena neobella N.Wei, Mwachala, G.W.Hu & Q.F.Wang Dracaena neorobusta Idrees & Z.Yong Zhang Dracaena newtoniana (T.G.Forrest) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena nilotica (Baker) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena nitens Welw. ex Baker Dracaena nitida (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena novoguineensis Gibbs Dracaena nyangensis Pellegr.

O Dracaena ombet Kotschy & Peyr. Dracaena ovata Ker Gawl.

Dracaena parva (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena parviflora Baker Dracaena pearsonii (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena pedicellata (la Croix) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena penangensis Ridl. Dracaena pendula Ridl. Dracaena perrotii (O.Warburg) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena perrottetii Baker Dracaena pethera Byng & Christenh. Dracaena pfennigii (Mbugua) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede Dracaena pfisteri (D.J.Richards) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena phanerophlebia Baker Dracaena phillipsiae (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena phrynioides Hook. Dracaena pinguicula (P.R.O.Bally) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena porteri Baker Dracaena powellii (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena powysii (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena praetermissa Bos Dracaena purpurea (Ridl.) Jankalski

R Dracaena raffillii (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena reflexa Lam. Dracaena rockii (H.St.John) Jankalski Dracaena rosulata Mwachala & Eb.Fisch. Dracaena roxburghiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena rugosifolia (R.H.Webb & L.E.Newton) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of Dracaena species

In research: List of Dracaena species appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of Dracaena species in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of Dracaena species is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Dracaena (plant), Lists of plant species, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Dracaena is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae. As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted 198 species.

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