Dracaena hanningtonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena |
Species: | D. hanningtonii
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Binomial name | |
Dracaena hanningtonii Baker[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Dracaena hanningtonii, synonym Sansevieria ehrenbergii,[1] (blue sansevieria, sword sansevieria, oldupai, or East African wild sisal) is a flowering plant which grows in northeastern and eastern tropical Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania) and the Arabian Peninsula (Oman and Saudi Arabia).[1] It occurs notably in proliferation along the Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania.