Dracaena ballyi

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Dracaena ballyi
Dracaena ballyi growing at the Meise Botanic Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. ballyi
Binomial name
Dracaena ballyi
(L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
  • Sansevieria ballyi L.E.Newton

Dracaena ballyi is a species of succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania.[1] It grows in small rosettes with leaves that have bands of color and sharp tips.[2] Originally collected by Peter Bally in 1963 and long cultivated as a houseplant, it was scientifically described in 2004.[3]

Hybrids[edit]

Artificial hybrids with Dracaena parva have been obtained.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dracaena ballyi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
  3. ^ Newton, Leonard E. (2004). "Sansevieria ballyi — a name at last for a long-cultivated plant". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 22 (1): 10–13. ISSN 0264-3405.
  4. ^ Mansfeld, P.A.; Budweg, H.-G. (2015). "Erstbeschreibung von: Sansevieria ballyi x Sansevieria parva hybr. nov". Sansevieria Online. 3 (1): 12–19.