Dracaena aurea, the golden hala pepe, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 120–1,070 m (390–3,510 ft).[3] It is a small evergreen tree, usually 4.6–7.6 m (15–25 ft) tall, but sometimes reaches 12 m (39 ft). The gray, straight trunk does not have bark and is 0.3–0.9 m (0.98–2.95 ft) in diameter. The sword-shaped leaves are 20–51 cm (7.9–20.1 in) long and 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) wide.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. aurea
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It was first described by Horace Mann Jr. as Dracaena aurea in 1867. In 1914, N. E. Brown moved it to the genus Pleomele.[5][6] The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families rejects the move.[2]
References
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- ^ Rakotoarisoa, S.E. (2018). "Chrysodracon aurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T91161449A91161468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T91161449A91161468.en. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Dracaena aurea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "hala pepe, ieie, kuhaʻo, ku la". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Halapepe, golden dracaena" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Dracaena aurea". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens https://www.ipni.org/n/539965-1. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
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