Dracaena angolensis (welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cough (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dracaena angolensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Indonesia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Thailand, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77182375-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424811
COL ID 8WTSZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 913709
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Synonyms

Sansevieria livingstoniae Sansevieria angolensis Acyntha cylindrica Cordyline cylindrica Sansevieria cylindrica Dracaena angolensis Sansevieria cylindrica var. patula