Pronunciation key ( drə-sē′nə ) |
dra•cae•na
n.
[Mod. L. < Gr. drakaina she-dragon; see DRAGON].
One of several related tropical shrubs and trees found in the Eastern hemisphere.
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta – land plants |
| Division | Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants |
| Infradivision | Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae – monocots |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Asparagaceae |
| Genus | Dracaena L. – dracaena |
| Direct Children: | |
| Species | Dracaena aurea H. Mann |
| Species | Dracaena cinnabari Balf. f. – Socotra dragontree |
| Species | Dracaena concinna Kunth |
| Species | Dracaena draco (L.) L. – dragontree |
| Species | Dracaena fernaldii (H. St. John) Jankalski |
| Species | Dracaena forbesii O. Deg. |
| Species | Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. – fragrant dracaena |
| Species | Dracaena halapepe (H. St. John) Jankalski |
| Species | Dracaena konaensis (H. St. John) Jankalski |
| Species | Dracaena reflexa Lam. |
| Species | Dracaena steudneri Schweinf. ex Engl. – bush nightfighter |
| Species | Dracaena surculosa Lindl. – gold dust dracaena |
| Species | Pleomele auwahiensis H. St. John – Maui hala pepe |
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