Dracaena bagamoyensis

Dracaena bagamoyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Convallarioideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. bagamoyensis
Binomial name
Dracaena bagamoyensis (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh. [1]
Synonyms [1]
Sansevieria bagamoyensisN.E.Br.

Dracaena bagamoyensis, synonym Sansevieria bagamoyensis, also known as snake plant is a succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Dracaena bagamoyensis grows long stems (over 60 centimetres (2.0 ft)), with slender, flat, succulent leaves.

It very closely resembles the related Dracaena arborescens , which has wider, more pliable leaves. The leaves of D. bagamoyensis are narrower (under 16 millimetres (0.63 in)) and more brittle. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Dracaena bagamoyensis (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
2. "Plant database entry for Snake Plant (Dracaena bagamoyensis) with one image and 18 data details".
3. Chahinian, B.Juan (1994). "Sansevierias from Kenya: A Basic Review". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 12 (2): 68–72. ISSN   0264-3405. JSTOR   42794717.
4. Nicholas Edward Brown: Sansevieria - a monograph of all the known species (with plates). Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Heft 5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1915, S. 198.
5. Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN   3-540-00489-0, S. 13.