Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Common names
D. nitens Welw. ex Bak.: 252 (1877). D reflexa Lam. var. nitens (Welw. ex Eak.) Bak.: 441 (1898); Coates Palgrave: 87 (1977). Pleomele nitens (Welw. ex Bak.) N.E. Br.: 278 (1914). Syntypes: Angola, Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch 3741 (BM!, photos in MO, WAG); Welwitsch 3742 (BM!), Golungo Alto, Welwitsch 3743 (BM!, COI!, G!, K!, P!). D. usambarensis Engl.: 30 (1894) nomen; Engl.: 144 (1895) descr.; Palmer & Pitman: 401 (1972). P. usambarensis (Engl.) N.E. Br.: 279 (1914). Syntypes: Tanzania, Usambara, Volkens 65 (lost in B, photo K!); Kilimandscharo, Volkens 1938 (lost in B, photos BR!, K!).
Use
2. Dracaena mannii Bak. in Journal of Botany 12: 164 (1874); Bak.: 526 (1875); Bak.: 438 (1898); Bos: 82 (1984). Type: Nigeria, Old Calabar, Mann 2339 (K!, lecto. vide Bos: 82 (1984), A!, B!, K!, P!, WAG! iso.).