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Dracaena mannii

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Name

Identification
Dracaena mannii Baker [family AGAVACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Dracaena tessmannii
  • Dracaena reflexa
  • Dracaena gazensis
  • Dracaena viridiflora
  • Dracaena vaginata
  • Dracaena mannii
  • Dracaena gazaensis
  • Dracaena nitens
  • Dracaena perrottetii
  • Dracaena usambarensis
Common name
  • tiolala (A.Chev.) tolala (JB) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • fanano (JB) (SENEGAL, ’SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • fanyanon (A.Chev.) (SENEGAL, MANDING-‘SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • mbupa yiault (A.Chev.) papayé tenau (A.Chev.) (SENEGAL, ’CASAMANCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • Gambia) dagohi (D (THE GAMBIA, FULA-PULAAR (The), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • asparagus tree; asparagus bush; soap tree (Liberia)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bulé naro (JB) bulé ñaro (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Dracaena mannii [family DRACAENACEAE]
Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Cape Town (SAM)
Collection
Flora of Southern Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Names
Dracaena mannii [family DRACAENACEAE]
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!).
Information
Shrub or tree, up to 5 m tall in our area; stem and branches with prominent leaf scars. Leaves narrowly oblong-elliptic with an abruptly flaring base clasping the stem for half its circumference, up to 400 X 20 mm. Inflorescence a panicle of simple racemes, not exceeding 0,5 m, yellow. Flowers greenish to creamy white, (9—)30—37 (—45) mm long; pedicel bases up to 4 mm, up to 9 mm in fruit; receptacles up to 2 mm long, up to 5 mm in fruit. Perianth lobes about twice as long as tube. Fruits turning first brown and subsequently scarlet when ripe, globose, 10—30 mm in diameter. Seeds globose, 7-20 mm in diameter. Figure 1.
Habitat
Quite variable in its characters, even on the same plant. In our area its flower size tends towards the upper limits set for the species. The height of the trees is rather modest compared to the large trees found in Cameroun and Gabon that may surpass 30 m.
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.).
Range
Restricted to the banks of Kosi Bay in the extreme north­eastern corner of Natal. Widely distributed in tropical Africa from Senegal to Kenya and southwards to Angola and Mozam­bique. Map 2.

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