Cornstalk Dracaena
Dracaena fragrans
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dracaena fragrans
- Genus
- Dracaena
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram, Delhi, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are glossy green, lanceolate, 20–150 cm (7.9–59.1 in) long and 2–12 cm (0.79–4.72 in) wide;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cornstalk Dracaena itself; the rest are typical of the Agavaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are produced in panicles 15–160 cm (5.9–63.0 in) long, the individual flowers are 2.5 cm (0.98 in) diameter, with a six-lobed corolla, pink at first, opening white with” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is an orange-red berry 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) diameter, containing several seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cornstalk Dracaena itself; the rest are typical of the Agavaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cornstalk Dracaena
Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans) is a shrub in the Agavaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal and 11 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Cornstalk Dracaena belongs to the Agavaceae family.
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