Dracaena suffruticosa
A succulent 'sansevieria' from the dry bushland of East Africa, formerly Sansevieria suffruticosa. It forms a short stem with spirally arranged, thick, pencil-like leaves (12-16 mm thick and elliptic in cross-section). It is highly drought tolerant and grows well as a houseplant, given bright light and sparse watering.
Where it grows wild
It often grows in dry or rocky ground in East African bushland. Like other sansevierias there, it usually grows in the partial shade of shrubs or among rocks rather than in fully exposed ground. Leaves are pale in sun and dark green in shade.
Few records carry an elevation. The GBIF points (near Lake Naivasha, the Laikipia plateau, the Kilimanjaro foothills and south of Lake Victoria) suggest roughly 900-1900 m, but this is inferred from locations, not measured.
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