Dracaena elliptica
Dracaena elliptica[1] is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]
| Dracaena elliptica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. elliptica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena elliptica Thunb. & Dalm. | |
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Distribution and Description
The native range of this species is: Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, through southern China, Indo-China and western Malesia.[3] In Vietnam the plant may be called phát dủ bầu dục (or phất dủ mảnh as D. gracilis).[4]
D. elliptica is a shrub, up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) high, with elliptic lanceolate leaves 200–300 millimetres (7.9–11.8 in) long. The yellow berries are about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) in diameter.[4] The subspecies or variety Dracaena eliptica gracilis of Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra is much smaller, with a stem only one foot (30 centimeters) high and about one-quarter inch (6 mm) thick[5]
References
- Thunberg CP, Dalm. (1808) In: Dracaena: 6.
- Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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- Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 10.725) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
- Hooker, J.D. (1894). Flora of India - Volume 6. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. 330.
External links
Data related to Dracaena elliptica at Wikispecies