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Dracaena usambarensis Engl.

Small Leaved Dragon Tree

Native records: 9 botanical areas

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, 6 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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A shrub / tree of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Burundi

    • BurundiNative

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    • ZaïreNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Malawi

    • MalawiNative

  • Mozambique

    • MozambiqueNative

  • South Africa

    • KwaZulu-NatalNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Zambia

    • ZambiaNative

  • Zimbabwe

    • ZimbabweNative

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
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 238 areas worldwide, 229 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).

Other names

Small Leaved Dragon Tree、Small-leaf Dragontree

Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena

Other species in Dracaena

Sources

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

    Burundi · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • 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

    Malawi · 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

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

    Zambia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source