Freshwater
Dracaena sanderiana
Asparagaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Not an aquatic plant
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, and Gabon.
Introduced to Trinidad & Tobago.
More about the species
Description
Dracaena sanderiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Central Africa. It was named after the German–English gardener Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847–1920). The plant is commonly marketed as "lucky bamboo," which has become one of its common names, although it is not a species of bamboo.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dracaena poggei
- Dracaena vanderystii
- Pleomele poggei
- Pleomele sanderiana
Articles
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