Dracaena goldieana
Species of plant
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Dracaena goldieana, or queen of dracaenas,[2] is a tropical shrub in the family Asparagaceae.[3] It is native to Central Africa and Nigeria.[1] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, valued for its richly variegated foliage.[4]
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| From L'Illustration Horticole, 1878, Vol. 25: Revue Mensuelle Des Serres Et Des Jardins (Plate 300) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Convallarioideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. goldieana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena goldieana | |
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Description
Dracaena goldieana is a small, rhizomatous understory shrub or subshrub growing to 30–60 cm high with a slender stem, up to 1 cm in diameter. The ovate leaves, which measure 18–30 cm long and up to 6.5 cm wide, terminate in a filiform (threadlike) mucro. The leaves are dark green, retained along the entire stem, and are variegated with transverse bands of light grey. [5]
The flowers of D. goldieana are sessile, white in colour, and form dense clusters 25-30 mm long.[5]
Distribution
Dracaena goldieana is native to Nigeria and western Central Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Zaire. It has also been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago.[1]