Native to Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Haiti, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Mexico Southeast, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Gereau, R 6882

February 18, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, O.C. Nkawamba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Dracaena

Specific Epithet

fragrans

Authorship

(L.) Ker Gawl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#163,881 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →