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Dracaena parva (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena parva

Native records: 3 botanical areas

Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda

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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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A rhizomatous geophyte of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda.

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

Distribution areas

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Rwanda

    • RwandaNative

  • Uganda

    • UgandaNative

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
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Af Tropical, rainforest

The same climate occurs in 153 areas worldwide, 150 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 parva is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.44, right column, line 29

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

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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

    Rwanda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source