Edged dragon tree

Edged dragon tree
Margined Dracaena ( Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia )
Systematics
Order : Asparagales (Asparagales) Family : Asparagaceae (Asparagaceae) Subfamily : Nolinoideae Genre : Dragon trees ( Dracaena ) Type : Dracaena reflexa Variety : Edged dragon tree
Scientific name
Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia
Baker

The edged dragon tree ( Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia Baker , syn .: Dracaena marginata Lam. ) Is a variety of the Dracaena reflexa plant from the genus of the dragon trees ( Dracaena ). Selection forms are used as ornamental plants.

description

Section of an inflorescence

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Vegetative characteristics

Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia is an evergreen, woody plant. It is relatively vigorous and forms a slender, tall trunk . The simple leaves are linear to lanceolate with a length of 30 to 40 centimeters and a width of only about 2 centimeters; this allows this taxon to be distinguished at first glance from most of the other species of this genus of dragon trees used as houseplant . The leaves are bordered in different colors depending on the variety (see below).

Generative characteristics

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Some varieties are (selection):

• 'Bicolor': The leaves are edged dark green and burgundy.
• 'Tricolor': The leaves are green with a yellowish-white edge and a narrow red outer edge.

distribution

The home of Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia is in the western Indian Ocean and includes the islands of Madagascar , Mauritius with Rodrigues , Réunion , Aldabra , the Seychelles and the Chagos Archipelago .

A variety as a pot plant

use

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Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia is a popular ornamental plant for tropical to subtropical parks and gardens and is also used as a durable houseplant . Specimens of Dracaena concinna (which, however, come from Mauritius ) are often sold as houseplant under the false name Dracaena marginata .

Taxonomy

Synonyms for Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia Baker are: Dracaena marginata Lam. , Dracaena gracilis Salisb. nom. superflat., Dracaena tessellata Willd. nom. illeg., Cordyline marginata (Lam.) Endl. , Draco marginata (Lam.) Kuntze , Pleomele marginata (Lam.) NEBr.

See also

• List of air-purifying plants

literature

• Rob Herwig: House Plants. The complete guide for living with green , Lexicographical Institute, Munich, 1987; Book no. 04652-4.

Web links

Commons : Gerandeter Drachenbaum ( Dracaena reflexa var. Angustifolia )  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Dracaena - data sheet at World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on September 16, 2016.