Dracaena

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Dracaena']

English: Dragon trees
العربية: أيدع
مصرى: ايدع
azərbaycanca: Drasena
български: Драцена
Banjar: Pudak sitagal
বাংলা: ড্রাসিনা
català: Drago
čeština: dračinec
dansk: Dracæna
Deutsch: Drachenbäume
Ελληνικά: Δράκαινα
Esperanto: Draceno
eesti: Draakonipuu
فارسی: درخت اژدها
suomi: Traakkipuut eli lohikäärmepuut
Nordfriisk: Draagbuumer
Gaeilge: Draganchrann
עברית: דרקונית
hrvatski: Zmajevac
hornjoserbsce: Płon
magyar: Sárkányfa
հայերեն: Վիշապածառ
Bahasa Indonesia: Suji
日本語: ドラセナ属
Jawa: Suji
ქართული: დრაცენა
қазақша: Айдаһар ағашы
قازاقشا (تٴوتە): ايداحار اعاشى
قازاقشا (جۇنگو): ايداحار اعاشى
қазақша (кирил): Айдаһар ағашы
қазақша (Қазақстан): Айдаһар ағашы
qazaqşa (latın): Aýdahar ağaşı
qazaqşa (Türkïya): Aýdahar ağaşı
한국어: 드라카이나속
lietuvių: Dracena
latviešu: Dracēnas
norsk bokmål: Draketrær
Nederlands: Drakenboom
norsk: Draketreslekta
polski: Dracena
português: Dracena
русский: Драцена
slovenčina: dracéna
Sunda: Suji
svenska: Dracenasläktet
தமிழ்: திராகயினா
Türkçe: Draçena
українська: Драцена
Tiếng Việt: Chi Huyết giác
粵語: 龍血樹
中文: 龙血树, 龙血树属
中文（中国大陆）: 龙血树属
中文（简体）: 龙血树属
中文（繁體）: 龍血樹屬
中文（香港）: 龍血樹屬
中文（新加坡）: 龙血树属
中文（臺灣）: 龍血樹屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Asparagaceae • Genus: Dracaena Vand. ex L. (1767)

Genus Dracaena edit

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms
- Draco Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor.: 13 (1768)
- Drakaina Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 17. (1838)
Heterotypic synonyms
- Oedera Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor., 30. (1768)
- Stoerkia Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor. 25. (1768)
- Terminalis Medik., Theodora: 83. (1786)
- Pleomele Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton, 245. (1796)
- Nemampsis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 16. (1838)
- Ezehlsia Lour. ex B.A.Gomes, Mem. Acad. Real Sci. Lisboa, 2 Cl. Sci. Moraes, n.s., 4(1): 29. (1868)
- Stoerkea Baker, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 14: 523. (1875)
- Chrysodracon P.L.Lu & Morden, Syst. Bot. 39: 101 (2014)

Species edit

Type species Dracaena draco (L.) L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 246 (1767)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde†, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, els Guatemala, Honduras, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Dracaena.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Dracaena