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Dracaena perrottetii

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Identification
Dracaena perrottetii Baker [family AGAVACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
  • Dracaena mannii
  • Dracaena perrottetii
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 perrottetii Bak. [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 perrottetii Bak. [family DRACAENACEAE], in J. Bot. 12: 165 (1874), incl. var. minor Bak. in J. Linn. Soc. 14: 529 (1875); F.T.A. 7: 438.
Pleomele perrottetii (Bak.) N. E. Br. [family DRACAENACEAE], (1914)
Dracaena mannii [family DRACAENACEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 384, partly; of Sousa in Anais Junta InvCol6: 50 (1961); of Aubrév., FlForCIv., ed2, 3: 320; of Keay, Onochie & Stanfield, NigTrees 2: 440 (1964), not of Bak
Information
Tree 20-40 or up to 70 ft. high,often planted as a hedge; paniculate inflorescences with white, fragrant flowers.
Habitat
often planted as a hedge
Distribution
Sen.: Rio Nunez Heudelot! Casamance (Apr.) Perrottet 785!Port. G.: Cacheu Esp. Santo 1258. Safim, Bissau Esp. Santo 1911. Fonte, Bubaque Esp. Santo 2053.Guin.: Nzérékoré (Mar.)S. L.: Thomas 9591! Yoni, Bonthe I. (Mar.) Deighton 2476! Bo (May) Lane Poole 189!Iv. C.: Moronou (Feb.) Aké Assi 8517! Man Aubrév. 1125!Ghana: Kumasi (Feb.) Vigne FH 1634! Akwapim (Apr.) Murphy 687! Aburi (Dec.) Johnson 870!S. Nig.: Lagos (Apr.) Moloney 2! Ibadan (Feb.) Latilo FHI 22745! Calabar to Mamfe (Feb.) Onyeachusim FHI 54072! (See Appendix, p. 494, under D. mannii.)
Notes
[Although most herbarium material named as D. mannii probably belongs to this species, only specimens bearing flowers have been cited above-see Hepper in Kew Bull. 22: 451, fig. 3 (1968).]

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