Dracaena L.
(dragon trees)

Interactions where Dracaena is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(dead) dead is associate of fruitbody Rare Pluteus thomsonii Veined Shield Agaricales: Pluteaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesdeadRare fruitbody is associated with dead
green part (live) live green part has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treeslivegreen part sucks sap of live green part
leaf leaf is foodplant of immersed pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandCaptivity Macrophoma draconis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Macrophoma draconis/Macrophoma draconisa coelomyceteimmersedpycnidiumMacrophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedimmersed pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of scattered, minute, black pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta dracaenicola a coelomycete Pleosporales British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta dracaenicola/Ascochyta dracaenicolaa coelomycetescattered, minute, blackpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesleaf scattered, minute, black pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of Myxospoorium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Myxosporium dracaenicola a coelomycete British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Myxosporium dracaenicola/Myxosporium dracaenicolaa coelomyceteMyxospoorium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesleaf Myxospoorium coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is spotted by concentrically arranged colony of Pseudocercospora dematiaceous anamorph Mycosphaerella deightonii an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella deightonii/Mycosphaerella deightoniian ascomyceteconcentrically arrangedcolonyPseudocercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesdeadleaf concentrically arranged colony of Pseudocercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is spotted by concentrically arranged pycnidium of Conothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Microsphaeropsis concentrica a coelomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis concentrica/Microsphaeropsis concentricaa coelomyceteconcentrically arrangedpycnidiumConothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesdeadleaf concentrically arranged pycnidium of Conothyrium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous, colonial Aspidiotus nerii Oleander Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Aspidiotus nerii/Aspidiotus neriioleander scalehypophyllous, colonial Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesliveleaf hypophyllous, colonial sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by minute, pale pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma draconis a Dracaena leaf spot (causative organism) Pleosporales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma draconis/Phoma draconisa Dracaena leaf spot (causative organism)minute, palepycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesliveleaf minute, pale pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
root (live) live root has sap sucked by Major Rhizoecus root mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Rhizoecus/Rhizoecusroot mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesliverootMajor sucks sap of live root
stem base (live) live stem base has sap sucked by Major Rhizoecus root mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Rhizoecus/Rhizoecusroot mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treeslivestem baseMajor sucks sap of live stem base

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Dracaena (dragon trees) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDracaena (dragon trees)
FamilyASPARAGACEAE (hyacinths)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dracaena (dragon trees)

Dracaena (dragon trees) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dracaena (dragon trees):

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