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Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos

Large-leaved Dragon Tree

Native records: 7 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Kenya, Mozambique, 4 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Dracaena aletriformis

A shrub / tree of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to South Africa, Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Eswatini

    • SwazilandNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Mozambique

    • MozambiqueNative

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative
    • Northern ProvincesNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 184 areas worldwide, 177 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Dracaena aletriformis is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.44, left column, line 19

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Large-leaved Dragon Tree、Largeleaf Dragontree

Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena

Other species in Dracaena

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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