J Syst Evol ›› 2006, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 184-186.DOI: 10.1360/aps040133

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Dracaena impressivenia, a new species of Dracaena (Agavaceae) from Yunnan, China

1 2YAN Yu-Hong, 1GUO Hui-Jun, 1CUI Jing-Yun   

  1. 1 (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China)

    2 (Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China)
    hjguo@xtbg.ac.cn
  • Received:2004-11-09 Published:2006-03-18

Abstract: Dracaena impressivenia Y. H. Yan & H. J. Guo, a new species from Yingjiang County, Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to D. terniflora Roxb. in the leaf shape, but differs by having sunken-veined leaves, many-flowered raceme with 6-9 flowers clustered together, dark red bracts, and erect perianth 3-3.5 cm long.

Key words: Dracaena, Dracaena impressivenia Y. H. Yan & H. J. Guo, Agavaceae, new species, Yunnan, China.