Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena > Dracaena trifasciata

Dracaena trifasciata (viper's bowstring hemp)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sansevieria trifasciata, also called viper's bowstring hemp, snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue or Saint George's sword (in Brazil) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo.
View Wikipedia Record: Dracaena trifasciata

Infraspecies

Dracaena trifasciata sikawae
Dracaena trifasciata trifasciata
Sansevieria trifasciata var. barbadensis

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Dracaena trifasciata

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0