Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

Plants treelike, 5--15 m tall. Stems branched, sometimes to 1 m thick, reddish apically; internodes much shorter than wide; bark grayish white, becoming grayish brown with age, smooth. Leaves crowded at apex of branches, sessile, sword-shaped, 30--100 × 2--5 cm, leathery, base reddish, completely covering internode. Inflorescence terminal, branched, more than 40 cm; rachis densely papillose-pubescent. Flowers in clusters of 2--5; pedicel 3--6 mm, articulate distally. Perianth milky white, 6--8 mm; tube 1.5--2 mm; lobes 5--6 mm. Filaments flat, 0.5--0.7 mm wide, reddish brown tuberculate distally. Berry orange, subglobose, 0.8--1.2 cm in diam., 1--3-seeded. Fl. Mar, fr. Jul--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 12.5
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Environment

Sunny cliffs in limestone areas; at elevations from 900-1,700 metres in southern China.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses afforestation medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
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Distribution

Dracaena cochinchinensis world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534147-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765715
COL ID 37JQF
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Synonyms

Aletris cochinchinensis Dracaena loureiroi Draco saposchnikowii Pleomele cochinchinensis Dracaena saposchnikowi Dracaena cochinchinensis