Suji
Dracaena angustifolia
- Found in India
- Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya & more
How to identify Suji
Identify Suji 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: Narrow lance-shaped leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow, grass-like.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asparagaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Suji.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dracaena angustifolia
- Genus
- Dracaena
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Found in India
- Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow, grass-likerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Suji itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“The yellowish flowers are about 20 mm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Suji itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Suji
Suji (Dracaena angustifolia) belongs to the Asparagaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya and 7 other states.
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
Suji belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
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