Wild Dracaena
Dracaena terniflora
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- April-October
How to identify Wild Dracaena
Identify Wild Dracaena by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flowers in groups of three.
- Confirm leaf shape: Flat stiff strap-shaped.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Agavaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Wild Dracaena.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dracaena terniflora
- Genus
- Dracaena
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Shaded places of evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, South China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Flat stiff strap-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wild Dracaena itself; the rest are typical of the Agavaceae family.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മഞ്ഞക്കാന്ത
About Wild Dracaena
Wild Dracaena (Dracaena terniflora) is a shrub in the Agavaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and 3 other states. It grows in shaded places of evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to October.
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Wild Dracaena belongs to the Agavaceae family.
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