Dracaena angolensis Acyntha cylindrica, Cordyline cylindrica, Sansevieria angolensis, Sansevieria livingstoniae Dracaena angolensis

Dracaena angolensis, synonym Sansevieria cylindrica, also known as the cylindrical snake plant, African spear or spear sansevieria or in Brazil Saint Bárbara sword, is a succulent plant native to Angola. Formerly in the genus Sansevieria, it is now included in Dracaena. Sansevieria cylindrica is a very striking succulent with striped, round leaves that are smooth and a green-gray in color. A single leaf is up to 1.2 inches (3 cm) thick and grows to a height between 3 feet (90 cm) and 7 feet (2.1 m). It grows fan-shaped, with its stiff leaves growing from a basal rosette. If grown in bright enough light this plant can produce a 3 foot (90 cm) spike-like raceme of pink-budded white flowers.