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Dracaena (romanized form of the Ancient Greek drakaina, "female dragon") is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs classified in the family Ruscaceae. The majority of the species are native in Africa, with a few in southern Asia and one in tropical Central America.
Dracaena have a secondary thickening meristem in their trunk.
Some species such as D. deremensis, D. fragrans, D. godseffiana, D. marginata, and D. sanderiana are popular as houseplants. Rooted stem cuttings of D. sanderiana are widely marketed in the U.S.A. as "Lucky Bamboo", although only superficially resembling true bamboos.
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They can be divided into two groups based on their growth habits:
- A group of tree-size species with stout trunks and stiff, broad-based leaves, growing in arid semi-desert areas, and known as dragon trees.
- A group of smaller, shrubby species with slender stems and flexible strap-shaped leaves, growing as understorey plants in rainforests (and very popular as houseplants), and known collectively as shrubby dracaenas.
Dragon trees
- Dracaena americana - Central America Dragon Tree
- Dracaena arborea - Tree Dracaena
- Dracaena cinnabari - Socotra Dragon Tree
- Dracaena draco - Canary Islands Dragon Tree
- Dracaena ombet - Gabal Elba Dragon Tree
- Dracaena tamaranae - Gran Canaria Dragon Tree
Shrubby dracaenas
- Dracaena aletriformis
- Dracaena bicolor
- Dracaena cincta
- Dracaena concinna
- Dracaena elliptica
- Dracaena deremensis
- Dracaena fragrans - Striped Dracaena, Compact Dracaena, corn plant, Cornstalk Dracaena
- Dracaena goldieana
- Dracaena hookeriana
- Dracaena mannii
- Dracaena marginata - Red-edged Dracaena or Madagascar Dragon Tree
- Dracaena marmorata
- Dracaena phrynioides
- Dracaena reflexa - Pleomele Dracaena or "Song of India"
- Dracaena sanderiana - Ribbon Dracaena, marketed as "Lucky Bamboo"
- Dracaena surculosa - Spotted Dracaena or Gold Dust Dracaena
- Dracaena thalioides
- Dracaena umbraculifera
Several other species previously included in Dracaena are now treated in the genus Cordyline.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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