Native records: 11 botanical areas
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, 8 more areas
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A rhizomatous subshrub of desert or dry shrubland climates. Native to Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda
Yemen
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.
The same climate occurs in 153 areas worldwide, 142 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).
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Dracaena hanningtonii is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.44, right column, line 8
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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Djibouti · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Eritrea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Oman · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Saudi Arabia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Somalia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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South Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Yemen · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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