Stapf, O. (1906), Plantae novae Daweanae in Uganda lectae. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 37: 575 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Busiro, Dawe, 109; Entebbe, Mahon, May 6, 1902."

• Etymology: (not specified.) [but presumably named in honour of M.T.Dawe (1880–1943), collector of some of the original material]

Forster, P.I. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (2007), Dracaenaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2007: 65 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010), Appendix 1. Plants doubtfully naturalised in Queensland. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010: 295 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Dracaena dawei (Stapf) Byng & Christenh. legitimate

Forster, P.I. in Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (ed.) (December 2020), Dracaenaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora: - [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Brown, G.K. (ed.) (December 2021), Dracaenaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora: - [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Laidlaw, M.J. (ed.) (2022), Dracaenaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi: - [secondary reference]

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