Dracaena ombet

Dracaena ombet

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Dracaeneae
Genus: Dracaena
Genus: Dracaena ombet
Subspecies: D. o. subsp. ombet – D. o. subsp. schizantha

Name

Dracaena ombet Heuglin ex Kotschy & Peyr., Pl. Tinn.: 47. (1867)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Draco ombet (Heuglin ex Kotschy & Peyr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710. (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Somalia; Sudan Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Kotschy, K.G.T. & Peyritsch, J.J. 1867. Plantae Tinneanae :sive descriptio plantarum in expeditione tinneana ad flumen Bahr-el-Ghasal eiusque affluentias in septentrionali interioris Africae parte collectarum: 47[1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dracaena ombet in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 26. Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Dracaena ombet. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 13.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dracaena ombet. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 26 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Dracaena ombet. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Nubian dragon tree, Gabal Elba Dragon Tree, The Ombet tree

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