Asparagaceae
Bush nightfighter
Dracaena steudneri
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dracaena
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Common names
By language (4)
- Amharic
- እጸ ጳጦስ
- English
- Bush nightfighter
- Ganda
- Ekajolyanjovu
- Kinyarwanda
- Igihondohondo
Synonyms
- Dracaena papahu Engl.
- Pleomele papahu (Engl.) N.E.Br.
- Pleomele steudneri (Engl.) N.E.Br.
Photos
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luigi Balugani, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luigi Balugani, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.