Dracaena hyacinthoides

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

Dracaena hyacinthoides
At Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania
Botanical illustration by Jan Moninckx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Convallarioideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. hyacinthoides
Binomial name
Dracaena hyacinthoides (L.) Mabb.
Synonyms[1]
List Acyntha guineensis (L.) Medik. Acyntha thyrsiflora Kuntze Aletris guineensis (L.) Jacq. Aletris hyacinthoides (L.) L. Aletris hyacinthoides var. guineensis (L.) L. Aloe guineensis (L.) Jacq. Aloe hyacinthoides L. Aloe hyacinthoides var. guineensis L. Cordyline guineensis (L.) Britton Cordyline hyacinthoides (L.) W.Wight Pleomele aloifolia Salisb. Salmia guineensis (L.) Cav. Salmia spicata Cav. Sansevieria angustiflora Lindb. Sansevieria angustifolia Baker Sansevieria ceylonica Oken Sansevieria fulvocincta Haw. Sansevieria grandis Hook.f. Sansevieria grandis var. zuluensis N.E.Br. Sansevieria guineensis (L.) Willd. Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce Sansevieria laetevirens Haw. Sansevieria latifolia Bojer Sansevieria polyphylla Haw. Sansevieria rufocincta Baker Sansevieria spicata (Cav.) Haw. Sansevieria stenophylla Link Sansevieria thyrsiflora Petagna Veltheimia guineensis (L.) Neck.

Dracaena hyacinthoides (many authorities continue to use its synonym Sansevieria hyacinthoides), called the African bowstring hemp, Somali hemp, Somali good luck plant, piles root, iguanatail, and mother-in-law's-tongue (a name it shares with Dracaena trifasciata), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.^[2] It is native to eastern Africa, from Kenya to South Africa, and it has been introduced to other locales, particularly Florida, the Caribbean, and Central America.^[1] An erect shrub reaching 0.9 m (3 ft), it is found in the seasonally dry tropics.^[1]