Dracaena angustifolia
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Terminalis angustifolia Medik.
Sansevieria fruticosa Blume
Sansevieria flexuosa Blume
Pleomele fruticosa (K.Koch) N.E.Br.
Pleomele flexuosa (Blume) N.E.Br.
Pleomele australasica Ridl.
Pleomele angustifolia var. angustior
Pleomele angustifolia (Medik.) N.E.Br.
Pandanus inermis Blanco
Draco fruticosa (K.Koch) Kuntze
Draco angustifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze
Dracaena rumphii (Hook.) Regel
Dracaena quitensis Baker
Dracaena menglaensis G.Z.Ye
Dracaena linearifolia Kurz
Dracaena fruticosa Regel and K.Koch
Dracaena ensiformis Wall. ex Voigt
Dracaena australasica (Ridl.) Jankalski
Dracaena angustifolia var. honoriae
Dracaena angustifolia var. angustior
Cordyline rumphii Hook.
Cordyline reflexa (Lam.) Endl.
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Dracaena angustifoliaRoxburgh W (1814) Hort. Bengal.: 24. 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 native range of this species is from Bangladesh, through Indo-China and Malesia to northern Australia.[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534103-1 Plants of the World Online: Dracaena angustifolia (retrieved 13 February 2020)] In Vietnam the plant may be called phất dủ lá hẹp.
D. angustifolia is a shrub, up to {{convert|3|m|ft}} high, with leaves {{convert|150|-|250|mm|in}} x {{convert|20|-|30|mm|in}} wide. The yellowish flowers are about {{convert|20|mm|in}} long.
Use
The leaves are used to make green food coloring. D. angustifolia is used traditionally as medicine for several different ailments.{{cite web |url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dracaena+angustifolia |title=Dracaena angustifolia }}{{cite web |url=https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Dracaena_angustifolia_(PROSEA) |title=Dracaena angustifolia (PROSEA)}} It is also planted as a hedge.
References
Gallery
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External links
- {{wikispecies inline|Dracaena angustifolia|Dracaena angustifolia}}
- {{commonscat inline|Dracaena angustifolia|Dracaena angustifolia}}
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