Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb.

 
  • Family : AGAVACEAE
    (Agave Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RAJANIGANDHA FAMILY (रजनीगंधा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Basionym : Terminalis angustifolia Medik.
  • Synonym(s) : Cordyline fruticosa Göpp.; Cordyline rumphii Hook.; Dracaena angustifolia var. angustior (Ridl.) Jankalski; Dracaena angustifolia var. honoriae F.M.Bailey; Dracaena australasica (Ridl.) Jankalski; Dracaena ensiformis Wall. ex Voigt; Dracaena fruticosa Regel; Dracaena fruticosa (Blume) K.Koch; Dracaena menglaensis G.Z.Ye; Dracaena quitensis Baker; Draco angustifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze; Draco fruticosa (Blume) Kuntze; Pleomele angustifolia (Medik.) N.E.Br.; Pleomele angustifolia var. angustior Ridl.; Pleomele australasica Ridl.; Pleomele flexuosa (Blume) N.E.Br.; Pleomele fruticosa (Blume) N.E.Br.; Pleomele reflexa var. angustifolia (Medik.) M.R.Almeida; Sansevieria flexuosa Blume; Sansevieria fruticosa Blume; Pandanus inermis Blanco
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Forests and thicket, Rainforests, in areas near rivers and streams, growing in both primary and the more open secondary formations; Among hedge plants, along roads
  • Key identification features : Stems thick, stout, erect, simple or forked; Leaves sessile with sheathing base, costate-waved, spreading or recurved; Flowers white or white with pink tip; Berries globose, 3-lobed, orange.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 237
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 261
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 193
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dracaena angustifolia. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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