Dracaena Afromontana
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''Dracaena afromontana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...
, native to the highlands of eastern tropical Africa; South Sudan (
Imatong Mountains The Imatong Mountains (also Immatong, or rarely Matonge) are mainly located in Eastern Equatoria in southeastern South Sudan, and extend into the Northern Region of Uganda. Mount Kinyeti is the highest mountain of the range at , and the highest ...
), Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi. It is used as a
street tree Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry involves both planning and management, including the programming of care and ...
in
Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
, Rwanda.


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afromontana Flora of South Sudan Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Rwanda Flora of Burundi Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of Malawi Plants described in 1910 Taxa named by Johannes Mildbraed {{Asparagaceae-stub