Dracaena
genus of plants
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Summary
Dracaena is a taxon[1]. Dracaena ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,633 views/month, #942 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Nolanoideae[4]
- Taxon name: Dracaena[5]
- Commons category: Dracaena[6]
- Taxonomic type: Dracaena draco[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dracaena (plant)[8]
- Commons gallery: Dracaena[9]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 14[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[13]
- Taxon synonym: Pleomele[14], Sansevieria[15], Terminalis[16], Chrysodracon[17], Acyntha[18], Draco[19], Sanseverinia[20]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3962[21]
- Taxon common name: Dragon trees[22], Traakkipuut eli lohikäärmepuut[23], Dracenasläktet[24], Drachenbäume[25], أيدع[26], Drasena[27], Драцена[28], Drago[29], dračinec[30], Draceno[31], Draakonipuu[32], درخت اژدها[33], Draganchrann[34], Zmajevac[35]
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Identifiers
Dracaena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124826[36]. Dracaena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39502[37]. Dracaena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2752062[38]. Dracaena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500631[39].
Why It Matters
Dracaena has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Dracaena is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]