Английская Википедия:Dracaena aletriformis

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Dracaena aletriformis is commonly known as the large-leaved dragon tree. These plants are found in forest in the eastern areas of South Africa from Port Elizabeth to northern and eastern Limpopo.Шаблон:Sfn They are also found in Eswatini,Шаблон:Sfn but are most common in the coastal and dune forests of KwaZulu-Natal.Шаблон:Sfn

Taxonomy

This plant has 8 synonyms. In the APG III classification system, the genus Dracaena is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).Шаблон:Sfn It has also been placed in the Agavaceae (now the subfamily Agavoideae) and the Dracaenaceae. Like many lilioid monocots, it was formerly placed in the family Liliaceae (lily family).Шаблон:Sfn

Description

Single stemmed or branched (usually at the base). The leaves are large and strap-shaped in rosettes at the tips of the stem/s. The leaves are leathery, shiny, and dark green, with whitish margins. These plants may grow up to Шаблон:Convert tall. The flowers are produced on a much branched flowering head. The flowers are silvery-white and described as sweetly or strongly scented.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The two-lobed berry-like fruit ripen to a reddish-orange colour.

Ecological significance

The flowers open from late afternoon to early morning and attract night-active pollinator moths. Birds eat the fruit; helping to remove the orange pulp which contains a growth inhibitor that otherwise slows germination of the seeds.Шаблон:Sfn Snails and the larvae of the Bush Night Fighter butterfly, Artitropa erinnys, feed on the leaves.Шаблон:Sfn Birds and mice nest among the leaves of these plants.Шаблон:Sfn

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