Dracaena aubryana
Brongn. ex É.Morren
Asparagaceae
Dracaena humilis Baker
Dracaena kindtiana De Wild.
Dracaena monostachya Baker
Draco humilis (Baker) Kuntze
Draco thaliodes (Makoy ex Regel) Kuntze
Pleomele humilis (Baker) N.E.Br.
Pleomele kindtiana (De Wild.) N.E.Br.
Pleomele monostachya (Baker) N.E.Br.
Pleomele thalioides (Makoy ex Regel) N.E.Br.
Common Name:
General Information
Dracaena aubryana is an evergreen shrub producing a cluster of erect, usually unbranched stems that are often twisted spirally; it can grow 30 - 250cm tall[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- 0
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and to make an alcoholic drink. It is often grown as an ornamental and also as a pot plant in cooler climates[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
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- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
Range
West and central tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote D'Ivoire; Nigeria to Central African Republic, south to Angola and Zambia
Habitat
Locally common in mist forest, riverine forest, growing in deep shady places in more or less undisturbed forests; at elevations up to 1,440 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
An alcoholic, stimulant drink is made from the root[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
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- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
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- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
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Medicinal
The plant, part not specified, is used in the treatment of venereal diseases[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings. Dracaena species are generally easy to propagate. Only a small piece of the plant is required to form a new plant, and even when thrown away it may easily root[
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
