Dracaena malawiana, synonym Sansevieria formosa,[1] is a species of Dracaena native to Malawi.[2] It was originally collected at the Kapichira Falls in south Malawi. [3]
| Dracaena malawiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. malawiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena malawiana Byng & Christenh.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
editThe species was originally described in 2012 by B. Juan Chahinian as Sansevieria formosa. [4] However, it was renamed Dracaena malawiana in 2018, when all Sansevieria species were moved to the genus Dracaena.[5] The species could not be named Dracaena formosa as that name had already been used by W.Bull in 1874 and is now considered a synonym of Cordyline fruticosa.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dracaena malawiana Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Sansevieria formosa Chahin". The International Plant Names Index.
- ^ "Sansevieria masoniana Chahinian". African Plant Database.
- ^ Juan Chahinian, B. (2012). "Sansevieria formosa, a New Species from Malawi". Sansevieria. 26: 2.
- ^ Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Fay, M.F.; Byng, J.W. (eds.). "Plant Gateway's The Global Flora: A practical flora to the vascular plant species of the world. GLOVAP Nomenclatura Part 1" (PDF). Global Fl. 4: 1–155.
- ^ "Dracaena formosa W.Bull". POWO. Retrieved 11 October 2023.