Dracaena umbraculifera (Dracaena umbraculifera)
Description
Dracaena umbraculifera is a tree species thought to originate from the island nation of Mauritius. This species was considered to be extinct in the wild, with the only living specimens in botanical gardens around the world. Recently, a team researchers at the Missouri Botanical Garden lead efforts to rediscover the species in Madagascar in 2013, following anecdotal evidence found on a Dave's Garden forum post in which user Timrann sought to identify a plant in his collection "Please help me identify this plant [ Dracaena umbraculifera]. It grows in N-East of Madagascar in an island called Ste Marie, Illes Aux Nattes". After surveying trips to Île Sainte-Marie the team of researchers located five wild populations confirmed to be D. umbraculifera by microsatellite genotyping and morphology.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Dracaena
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