Dracaena cochinchinensis explained

Dracaena cochinchinensis[1] is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Distribution and description

The recorded distribution is from southern China to Indo-China.[2] In Vietnam the plant may be called huyết giác, or giáng ông.

D. cochinchinensis is a shrub, up to 3 m high, with red tubers and leaves 200-800 x 20-30 mm wide. The flowers are green and later the black berries are about 10 mm in diameter.

References

  1. Chen SC (1980) Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 14: 276.
  2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534147-1 Plants of the World Online: Dracaena cochinchinensis (retrieved 13 February 2020)

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