Dracaena arborea (Willd.) Link

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

Palm-like tree 30-45 ft. high, with several branches, leaves aggregated near branch ends
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Flowers creamy white in large shortly branched pendulous inflorescences 3-4 ft. long
Often planted as a fence or ornamental tree,
Fruits orange to red
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.07 - 14.36
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests, often near streams. Fringing forests at elevations from 10-1,950 metres.
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Otherwise in upland forest often near streams.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal poison social use
Edible -
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Dracaena arborea world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Dracaena arborea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534104-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765666
COL ID 37JNT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aletris arborea Cordyline arborea Dracaena arborea Dracaena knerkiana Dracaena excelsa Draco arborea Pleomele arborea Dracaena arborea var. baumannii