Dracaena spicata Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

An annual shrub. The leaves are alternate or crowded near the end of the plant. The flowers are in groups. The fruit are orange-red berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flowers are cooked with meat. The tubers are cooked as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Dracaena spicata world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534376-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765948
COL ID 37JYC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dracaena spicata Dracaena wallichii Pleomele spicata Draco spicata