Asparagaceae
Dracaena

Dracaena aubryana Brongn.

First published in Belgique Hort. 10: 348 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Mwachala, G. & Mbugua, P.K. (2007). Dracaenaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-43.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 54: 1-132. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op156p71-110.pdf. epublication.
  • Mwachala, G. & Mbugua, P.K. (2007). Dracaenaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-43.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 54: 1-132. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bos, Dracaena in W Afr.: 29, t. 4, photo. 10 (1984).
  • E.Morren in Bull. Fed. Soc. 1860: 302 (1861)
  • E.Morren, Belg. Hort. 10: 348 (1860)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 9, 2016 Le Testu [1356] Gabon K000522546 Yes
Feb 9, 2016 Le Testu [1356] Gabon K000522547 Yes
Feb 9, 2016 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [7461] Cameroon K000522534 Yes
Mar 24, 2004 Devred, R. [1373] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000522609 Yes
Mar 24, 2004 Devred, R. [1198] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000522608 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mann [898] Sierra Leone K000255894 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mann [898] Sierra Leone K000255895 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mann [898] Sierra Leone K000255893 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Soyaux, H. [96] Gabon K000522544 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Mann, G. [1036] K000522541 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Sanford, W.W. [5818] Equatorial Guinea K000522539 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Mann, G. [1036] K000522542 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 unknown [s.n.] K000402128 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Baldwin, J.T. [11082] Liberia K000402105 No
Jan 1, 1982 Aké Assi, L. [7297] Cote d'Ivoire K000402110 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 s.coll. [s.n.] K000523707 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Sanford, W.W. [6093] Equatorial Guinea K000522540 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 s.coll. [s.n.] K000523706 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Mann, G. [1036] K000522543 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Welwitsch [3747] Angola K000255896 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Deighton, F.C. [4121] Sierra Leone K000402103 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Baldwin, J.T. [11449] Liberia K000402106 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [168] Liberia K000402108 No
Welwitsch [3744] Sao Tome and Principe K000255927 Type Yes
Madhusoodanan, P.V. [4915] K000401252 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [14048] Liberia K000402107 Yes
Madhusoodanan, P.V. [4915] K000401251 Yes
Griffon du Bellay [s.n.] K000522548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000523705 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2464] Cote d'Ivoire K000402111 Yes
Bos, J.J. [2655] Liberia K000402109 Yes
Moutsambote, J.M. [6571] K000617377 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3264] Sierra Leone K000402102 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21484] Liberia K000402104 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [8125] Cote d'Ivoire K000402112 Yes
Jan 1, 2018 Jongkind, C.C.H.; Sambolah, G. [13608] Liberia Dracaena humilis K001614033 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1875] Cameroon Dracaena humilis K:SPC-31144.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images