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Dracaena mannii
Also called Kosi Dragon Tree, Small Leaved Dragon Tree
Dracaena mannii Baker or small-leaved dragon tree, also called Kalala Kabwe, is a small to medium-sized tree, though recorded up to 35 m tall with stem to 2 m in diameter (second only to Dracaena draco within the genus) in Cameroon and Gabon. It occurs from Senegal to Angola along the African west coast, is widespread in tropical Africa and is found along the African east coast from Kenya to Kosi Bay in northern KwaZulu-Natal. It prefers lowland, submontane and montane forests which are either moist and evergreen, swampy or on coastal dunes. It is also found along forest edges, in clearings and on river banks from sea level to 1,800 metres. It is one of some 120 species currently recognised in its genus, which occur primarily in Africa and southern Asia with a single vagrant species in Central America.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
