Dracaena phrynioides Hook.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

A herb with a short tough stem rooting at the base
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Roots smelling of violets
Leaves with pale mottling
Fruits red
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dracaena phrynioides world distribution map, present in Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534323-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765890
COL ID 37JWL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pleomele phrynioides Dracaena phrynioides Draco phryniodes Dracaena oculta