Dracaena afromontana
An East African Dracaena of highland forest, found from Ethiopia and South Sudan south to Malawi, mostly between about 1,500 and 2,800 m. It grows as a shrub or small tree in montane forest and at forest edges, and is planted as a street tree in Kigali. Treat it as a cool-to-mild, bright-shade plant that stays evenly moist.
Where it grows wild
Montane and upper submontane forest. Herbarium labels describe it in forest on steep slopes under a canopy about 25 m tall, in forest dominated by Macaranga kilimandscharica, at forest edges and occasionally in thicket on rocky slopes. It is usually noted as uncommon or occasional.
GBIF records with elevations run from about 900 to 2,800 m, median about 2,180 m (279 records). A few records below 900 m are probably errors or outliers.
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