Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.

 
  • Family : AGAVACEAE
    (Agave Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RAJANIGANDHA FAMILY (रजनीगंधा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ASPARAGACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated in tropical countries and planted in gardens. Flowers fragrant.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Cultivated
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
  • Native : Tropical Africa
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara; B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dracaena fragrans. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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