Dracaena fragrans

Dracaena fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. fragrans
Binomial name
Dracaena fragrans
Synonyms

Dracaena deremensis

Dracaena fragrans (cornstalk dracaena), is a flowering plant species that is native throughout tropical Africa, from Sudan south to Mozambique, west to Côte d'Ivoire and southwest to Angola, growing in upland regions at 600–2,250 m (1,970–7,380 ft) altitude.[1][2] It is also known as striped dracaena, compact dracaena, and corn plant.

  1. ^ JSTOR Plant Science: Dracaena fragrans
  2. ^ "Dracaena fragrans". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 22 December 2017.