Dracaena suffruticosa, synonym Sansevieria suffruticosa[1] is a species of Dracaena native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi.

[2][3] It forms a short stem and grows its leaves in a rosette or sometimes in two spiraling rows (spiral distichous).

Its spine-tipped leaves are 12-16mm thick, elliptical (rather than round) in cross-section, and pale to dark green depending on sun exposure.

It very closely resembles the smaller related species, Dracaena serpenta and the more distichous species Dracaena phillipsiae.

[4] In its native habitat it often grows in dry or rocky ground,[5] and is highly drought tolerant.