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Succulent taxonomic card

Dracaena forskaliana

(Schult. & Schult.f.) Byng & Christenh.

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Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW] [Golenberg et al. 2023]

First publication of the name · Global Fl. 4: 65 (2018)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Acyntha abyssinica (N.E.Br.) Chiov.
  • Acyntha abyssinica var. sublaevigata Chiov.
  • Acyntha elliptica Chiov.
  • Sansevieria abyssinica N.E.Br.
  • Sansevieria abyssinica var. angustior (Engl.) Cufod.
  • Sansevieria abyssinica var. sublaevigata (Chiov.) Cufod.
  • Sansevieria elliptica (Chiov.) Cufod.
  • Sansevieria forskaliana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood · homotypic synonym
  • Sansevieria guineensis var. angustior Engl.
  • Smilacina forskaliana Schult. & Schult.f. · homotypic synonym

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