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| name = ''Dracaena''
| name = ''Dracaena''
| image = Dracaena draco.jpg
| image = Dracaena draco-dragon tree-IMG 6371.JPG
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| image_caption = ''Dracaena draco''
| image_caption = ''Dracaena draco''
[[Image:Dracaena reflexa.JPG|thumb|240px|''Dracaena reflexa'']]
[[Image:Dracaena reflexa.JPG|thumb|240px|''Dracaena reflexa'']]
[[Image:LuckyBamboo 2005 SeanMcClean.jpg|240px|thumb|"Lucky Bamboo", ''Dracaena sanderiana'']]
[[Image:LuckyBamboo 2005 SeanMcClean.jpg|240px|thumb|"Lucky Bamboo", ''Dracaena sanderiana'']]
[[Image:Dracaena draco.jpg|thumb|240px|''Dracaena draco'']]
'''''Dracaena''''' is a genus of about 40 species of [[tree]]s and [[succulent plant|succulent]] [[shrub]]s classified in the family '''[[Ruscaceae]]''' in the [[APG II]] system, or, according to some treatments, separated (with ''Cordyline'') into a family of their own, '''Dracaenaceae''' or in the [[Agavaceae]]. The majority of the species are native in [[Africa]] and nearby islands, with a few in southern [[Asia]] and one in tropical [[Central America]]. The segregate genus ''Pleomele'' is now generally included in ''Dracaena''. The genus ''[[Sanseviera]]'' is closely related, and has recently been synonymized under ''Dracaena'' in the [[Kubitzki system]].
'''''Dracaena''''' is a genus of about 40 species of [[tree]]s and [[succulent plant|succulent]] [[shrub]]s classified in the family '''[[Ruscaceae]]''' in the [[APG II]] system, or, according to some treatments, separated (with ''Cordyline'') into a family of their own, '''Dracaenaceae''' or in the [[Agavaceae]]. The majority of the species are native in [[Africa]] and nearby islands, with a few in southern [[Asia]] and one in tropical [[Central America]]. The segregate genus ''Pleomele'' is now generally included in ''Dracaena''. The genus ''[[Sanseviera]]'' is closely related, and has recently been synonymized under ''Dracaena'' in the [[Kubitzki system]].
