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aletriformis

Taxon

Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos

Protologue Fl. S. Africa [ed. L.E.W. Codd et al.] 5(3): 3 (1992):.BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 210.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 210.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 211.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 211.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformia--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 213.jpg

Dracaena aletriformia--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 213.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 009.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 012.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 010.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 013.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 011.jpg

Dracaena aletriformis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Maputaland Coastal Forest Res. 1 Oct 03. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

March 15, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga (Buffalo City NU, Lowveld National Botanical Garden)

-33.016111, 27.808333

Location Remarks

City of Nelspruit

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 1, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Dracaena

Specific Epithet

aletriformis

Authorship

(Haw.) Bos

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.5

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

0.2

Global rank

#185,816 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →