Dracaena ballyi | |
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Dracaena ballyi growing at the Meise Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena |
Species: | D. ballyi
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Binomial name | |
Dracaena ballyi (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh.
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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]
Artificial hybrids with Dracaena parva have been obtained.[4]