Dracaena aurea

Dracaena aurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Convallarioideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. aurea
Binomial name
Dracaena aurea
Synonyms
  • 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). 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ Rakotoarisoa, S.E. (2018). "Chrysodracon aurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T91161449A91161468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T91161449A91161468.en. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dracaena aurea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  3. ↑ "hala pepe, ieie, kuhaʻo, ku la". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Halapepe, golden dracaena" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Dracaena aurea". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  6. ↑ International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens https://www.ipni.org/n/539965-1. Retrieved 24 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)