Dracaena spp.
| Family: | DRACAENACEAE |
|
|||
| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Dracaena | ||||
| Synonym: | Not available | ||||
| Common Name: | Not available | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | Not available | ||||
| Distribution: | Native of Madagascar | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as garden plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental, hedge plant, indoor plant. | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Dracaena, genus of more than 100 species of plants in theasparagusfamily (Asparagaceae). Members of the genus are native primarily to the Old World tropics, especially Africa, and one species isendemictoSouth America. SeveralDracaenaspecies arecultivatedas houseplants for their ornamental foliage and are noted as effective air cleaners that remove chemicals, such asformaldehyde, from the air indoors. The genus is fairlydiverse. Most species have short ringed stalks and narrow sword-shapedleaves, though some resemble trees with crowns of leaves. The smallflowersare typically red, yellow, or green and produce berrylike fruit with one to three seeds. | ||||