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Dracaena deisteliana

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Name

Identification
Dracaena deisteliana Engl. [family AGAVACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Dracaena deisteliana
  • Dracaena fragrans

Flora

Entry for Dracaena deisteliana Engl. [family DRACAENACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Dracaena deisteliana Engl. [family DRACAENACEAE], Bot.Jahrb. 32: 96 (1902).
Dracaena fragrans [family DRACAENACEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 384, partly (Dalz. 8348, Lehmbach 16), not of (Linn.) Ker-Gawl.
Information
Shrub of upland forest above 4,000 ft. and commonly planted as a hedge, with several stems 8 or 9 ft. high; flowers white with pink lines.
Habitat
Shrub of upland forest above 4,000 ft. and commonly planted as a hedge
Distribution
W. Cam.: Buea, 4,000-5,000 ft. (Feb.) Maitland 357! Lehmbach 16. Cam. Mt., 5,000-6,000 ft. (Jan.- Mar.) Dalz. 8348! Dundas FHI 20374! Breteler et al. MC 178! Maitland 1328! Bambui, Bamenda (Feb.) Brunt 965!
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun
Notes
[Plants from Jos Plateau, N. Nigeria (W. D. MacGregor 437, McClintock 202) have acute leaves and larger flowers like D. fragrans, but bracteoles as in D. deisteliana.]

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