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Dracaena ballyi
Dracaena ballyi growing at the Meise Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. ballyi
Binomial name
Dracaena ballyi (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
Sansevieria ballyi L.E.Newton

Dracaena ballyi is a species of succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania. It grows in small rosettes with leaves that have bands of color and sharp tips. Originally collected by Peter Bally in 1963 and long cultivated as a houseplant, it was scientifically described in 2004.

Hybrids

Artificial hybrids with Dracaena parva have been obtained.

References

1. "Dracaena ballyi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
3. Newton, Leonard E. (2004). "Sansevieria ballyi — a name at last for a long-cultivated plant". British Cactus & Succulent Journal. 22 (1): 10–13. ISSN 0264-3405. JSTOR 42793926.
4. Mansfeld, P.A.; Budweg, H.-G. (2015). "Erstbeschreibung von: Sansevieria ballyi x Sansevieria parva hybr. nov". Sansevieria Online. 3 (1): 12–19.

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