Dracaena zeylanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is better known under the synonym Sansevieria zeylanica.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. zeylanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena zeylanica | |
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Misidentifications
editEarly in the 20th century, Dracaena trifasciata was incorrectly called Sansevieria zeylanica in the literature.[2] Non-variegated forms of Dracaena trifasciata are still often traded as Sansevieria zeylanica, but the true Dracaena zeylanica is poorly known[3] and uncommon in cultivation.[4]
Dracaena zeylanica is a leafier plant (10-16 leaves per rosette, versus generally 2–4 in Dracaena trifasciata), and its leaves lack a petiole, instead becoming only slightly narrower at the base. In D. trifasciata, leaves become narrower and thickened towards the bottom, forming a concave channel at the base of the leaves.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Dracaena zeylanica (L.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ a b Chahinian, B. Juan (May 2005). The splendid Sansevieria: an account of the species (1st ed.). Buenos Aires: self published. p. 180 pp. ISBN 987-43-9250-9.
- ^ Newton, L.E. (2020). "Sansevieria RUSCACEAE". In Eggli, Urs; Nyffeler, R. (eds.). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons (2nd ed.). Berlin: Springer-Verlag GmbH. pp. 1353–1385.
- ^ Henley, R.W.; Chase, A.R.; Osborne, L.S. "Sansevieria Production Guide (CFREC-A Foliage Plant Note RH-91-30)". Retrieved 8 February 2023.