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Dracaenaceae

Angiospermae - Liliales - Dracaenaceae

Taxonomy
Dracaenaceae was named by Salisbury.

It was assigned to Liliales by Knowlton (1919); and to Asparagales by Mabberley (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Dracaenaceae Knowlton
2000Dracaenaceae Mabberley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderLiliales
familyDracaenaceaeSalisbury
familyDracaenaceaeSalisbury

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.

Fm. †Dracaenaceae Salisbury
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G. †Asteliaephyllum Squinabol 1892
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Asteliaephyllum italicum Squinabol 1892
G. Yucca Linnaeus 1753
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Yucca aloifolia Linnaeus 1753
Yucca draconis Linnaeus 1753
Yucca filamentosa Linnaeus 1753
Yucca gloriosa Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available