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Succulent taxonomic card

Dracaena pinguicula

(P.R.O.Bally) 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: 66 (2018)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Dracaena pinguicula f. disticha (Pfennig ex A.Butler) Takaw.-Ny. & Thiede · homotypic synonym
  • Sansevieria pinguicula P.R.O.Bally · homotypic synonym
  • Sansevieria pinguicula f. disticha (Pfennig ex A.Butler) L.E.Newton & Thiede · homotypic synonym
  • Sansevieria pinguicula subsp. disticha Pfennig ex A.Butler · homotypic synonym
  • Sansevieria pinguicula subsp. nana (Chahin.) L.E.Newton & Thiede · homotypic synonym
  • Sansevieria pinguicula var. nana Chahin. · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Dracaena pinguicula subsp. disticha (Pfennig ex A.Butler) Byng & Christenh.
  • Dracaena pinguicula subsp. nana (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh.
  • Dracaena pinguicula subsp. pinguicula

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