Dracaena aletriformis

Large-leaved dragon tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. aletriformis
Binomial name
	Dracaena aletriformis; (Haw.) Bos
Synonyms
	Dracaena hookeriana K.Koch [family DRACAENACEAE]; Pleomele hookeriana (K.Koch) N.E.Br. [family DRACAENACEAE]; Dracaena rumphii (Hook.) Regel [family DRACAENACEAE]; Dracaena latifolia Regel [family DRACAENACEAE]; Draco hookeriana (K.Koch) Kuntze [family DRACAENACEAE]; Cordyline rumphii Hook. [family AGAVACEAE]; Yucca aletriformis Haw. [family AGAVACEAE]; Sansevieria paniculata Schinz [family DRACAENACEAE]

Dracaena aletriformis is commonly known as the large-leaved dragon tree. These plants are found in forest in the eastern areas of South Africa from Port Elizabeth to northern and eastern Limpopo.^[2] They are also found in Eswatini,^[2] but are most common in the coastal and dune forests of KwaZulu-Natal.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b Viljoen 2003.
^ Pooley 1993.