Asparagaceae
Bowstring hemp
Dracaena senegambica
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dracaena
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 塞冈虎尾兰
- English
- Bowstring hemp
Synonyms
- Acyntha senegambica (Baker) Kuntze
- Sansevieria cornui Gérôme & Labroy
- Sansevieria senegambica Baker
Photos
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucy Keith-Diagne, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.