Dracaena aethiopica (Thunb.) Byng & Christenh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.525-0.675m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.53 - 0.68
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fiber food food additive material medicinal poison social use vertebrate poison
Edible fruits rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dracaena aethiopica world distribution map, present in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77183403-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424842
COL ID 8WTSY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Sansevieria glauca Sansevieria scabrifolia Sansevieria aethiopica Sansevieria caespitosa Dracaena aethiopica Sansevieria thunbergii