''Dracaena steudneri'', the northern large-leaved dragon-tree, 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 ...

, found from Ethiopia to southern tropical Africa. It is being investigated for its high-quality fiber content. It is fed upon by larvae of the bush nightfighter, ''

Artitropa erinnys ''Artitropa erinnys'', the bush night-fighter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and eastern Africa. The wingspan is 53–57 mm for males and 59–63 mm for fe ...

''. In the past the name ''Dracaena steudneri'' was erroneously assigned to the well-known ornamental and house plant ''

Dracaena fragrans ''Dracaena fragrans'' (cornstalk dracaena), is a flowering plant species that is native throughout tropical Africa, from Sudan south to Mozambique, west to Côte d'Ivoire and southwest to Angola, growing in upland regions at altitude.JSTOR Plant ...

'', called the cornstalk dracaena, striped dracaena, compact dracaena, and corn plant, leading to much confusion.

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steudneri Flora of Ethiopia 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 South Tropical Africa Plants described in 1895 Taxa named by Adolf Engler Afromontane flora {{Asparagaceae-stub