African Spear
Dracaena angolensis
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & more
How to identify African Spear
Identify African Spear by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Stiff cylindrical spear-shaped leaves (African spear).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Basal.
- Confirm leaf shape: Rigid, spear-shaped.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asparagaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is African Spear.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dracaena angolensis
- Genus
- Dracaena
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- BasalrecordedLeaves cluster at the base of the plant rather than along a stem.“The spear sansevieria grows fan-shaped, with its stiff leaves growing from a basal rosette.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Rigid, spear-shapedrecorded
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Dracaena angolensis has striped, elongate, smooth, greenish-gray subcylindrical leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for African Spear itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family.
About African Spear
African Spear (Dracaena angolensis) is a species in the Asparagaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and 2 other states.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
African Spear belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
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