Salisbury, R.A. (1866), The Genera of Plants: 73 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Dracaena Vand. ex L.

Dahlgren, R.M.T., Clifford, H.T. & Yeo, P.F. (1985), The Families of the Monocotyledons: 144-146, Fig. 60 [secondary reference]

Frischknecht, N. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Dracaenaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 50 [secondary reference]

Takhtajan, A.L. (1997), Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: 509, 511 [secondary reference]

Bos, J.J. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Dracaenaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 238-241, Fig. 72 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 152 [secondary reference]

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 82 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sansevieriaceae Nakai legitimate

CHAH (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Asparagaceae Juss. nom. cons.

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 932 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Asparagaceae Juss. nom. cons.

CHAH (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Dracaeneae Salisb. orth. var.

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