Dracaena malawiana explained

Dracaena malawiana, synonym Sansevieria formosa, is a species of Dracaena native to Malawi.^[1] It was originally collected at the Kapichira Falls in south Malawi. ^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described in 2012 by B. Juan Chahinian as Sansevieria formosa. ^[3] However, it was renamed Dracaena malawiana in 2018, when all Sansevieria species were moved to the genus Dracaena.^[4] The species could not be named Dracaena formosa as that name had already been used by W.Bull in 1874 and is now considered a synonym of Cordyline fruticosa.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sansevieria formosa Chahin.. The International Plant Names Index .
2. Web site: Sansevieria masoniana Chahinian . African Plant Database .
3. Juan Chahinian . B. . Sansevieria formosa, a New Species from Malawi . Sansevieria . 2012 . 26 . 2.
4. Christenhusz . M.J.M. . Fay . M.F. . Byng . J.W. . Plant Gateway's The Global Flora: A practical flora to the vascular plant species of the world. GLOVAP Nomenclatura Part 1 . Global Fl. . 4 . 1-155 .
5. Web site: Dracaena formosa W.Bull . POWO . 11 October 2023.