Dracaena forskaliana (Schult. & Schult.F.) Byng & Christenh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food fiber food material medicinal social use
Edible 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 forskaliana world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77183292-1
WFO ID wfo-0001424807
COL ID 8WTTX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sansevieria elliptica Convallaria racemosa Sansevieria abyssinica Smilacina forskaliana Acyntha elliptica Dracaena forskaliana Sansevieria forskaliana Acyntha abyssinica Sansevieria abyssinica var. angustior Sansevieria abyssinica var. sublaevigata Acyntha abyssinica var. sublaevigata Sansevieria guineensis var. angustior