Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
Synonym: Aletris fragrans L., Cordyline fragrans (L.) Planch.
AGAVACEAE
Local Names :
Corn
Plant, Chinese Money Tree, Cornstalk Dracaena.
Flowering Period : Not specified.
Distribution : Africa and India.
Uses: Indoor plant, Hedge plant, ornamental.
Exotic : Yes.
Dracaena
fragrans is a slow growing shrub. Young plants have a single unbranched stem
with a rosette of leaves. The leaves are glossy green, lanceolate; small leaves
are erect to spreading, and larger leaves usually drooping under their weight.
The flowers are produced in panicles, the individual flowers have a six-lobed
corolla, pink at first, opening white with a fine red or purple central line;
they are highly fragrant. The fruit is an orange-red berry.
