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Dracaena trifasciata

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Family Asparagaceae

Taxonomy: Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata Prain (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata Prain var. trifasciata (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (19), NHNSW_2014_2 (7), NHNSW_2024 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 50 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): green (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (7-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 8 mm (7-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 8 mm (7-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): orange (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 1075 mm (400-1750 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 57.5 mm (25-90 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): terete (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); woody_base (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): stoloniferous (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (6-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
  • seed_width (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231419Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20241217N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_257Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.