Dracaena aurea

Dracaena aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Subfamily:Nolinoideae
Genus:Dracaena
Species: D. aurea
Binomial name
Dracaena aurea
Synonyms[1]
  • Draco aurea (H.Mann) Kuntze
  • Pleomele aurea (H.Mann) N.E.Br.
  • Chrysodracon aurea (H.Mann) P.L.Lu & Morden

Dracaena aurea, the golden hala pepe, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 120–1,070 m (390–3,510 ft).[2] It is a small evergreen tree, usually 4.6–7.6 m (15–25 ft) tall, but sometimes reaches 12 m (39 ft). The gray, straight trunk does not have bark and is 0.3–0.9 m (0.98–2.95 ft) in diameter. The sword-shaped leaves are 20–51 cm (7.9–20.1 in) long and 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) wide.[3]

It was first described by Horace Mann Jr. as Dracaena aurea in 1867. In 1914, N. E. Brown moved it to the genus Pleomele.[4][5] The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families rejects the move.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dracaena aurea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  2. ↑ "hala pepe, ieie, kuhaʻo, ku la". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  3. ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Halapepe, golden dracaena" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
  4. ↑ "Plant Name Details for Dracaena aurea" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Plant Name Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 24 March 2009.


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