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Dracaena

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Agavaceae

Taxonomy
Dracaena was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Agavaceae by Jacobs and Kabuye (1987) and Srivastava (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Dracaena Linnaeus
1987Dracaena Jacobs and Kabuye p. 150 figs. Table 1
1991Dracaena Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderAsparagales
familyAgavaceaeDumortier
genusDracaenaLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Dracaena Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available