Dracaena suffruticosa, synonym Sansevieria suffruticosa[1] is a species of Dracaena native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi.[2] The first description of the species was made in 1915 by N. E. Brown.[2][3]
Description
It forms a short stem and grows its leaves in a rosette or sometimes in two spiraling rows (spiral distichous). Its spine-tipped leaves are 12-16mm thick, elliptical (rather than round) in cross-section, and pale to dark green depending on sun exposure.
It very closely resembles the smaller related species, Dracaena serpenta and the more distichous species Dracaena phillipsiae.[4] In its native habitat it often grows in dry or rocky ground,[5] and is highly drought tolerant.
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