A branched shrub or small tree that commonly grows less than 4 m in height but occasionally reaches 8 m, it has reddish brown tuberous roots that sometimes produce canelike shoots that are sometimes clad in thin greenish to white phrophylls.[4] Leaves are concolorous or variageted, glossy bright to dark green above and sometimes infused with white to yellowish dots; they are arranged in pseudowhorls with margins that are sometimes rough or smooth, apex is acuminate and base is cunneate.[4] Leaflets can reach up to 20 cm long and 7 cm wide and are elliptic in outline. Flowers are greenish to white. Fruits is orange to bright red in colour, globose and up to 2 cm in diameter.[4]
Distribution and habitatedit
Occurs naturally in West Africa from Guinea westwards to Cameroon.[5]
Usesedit
Commonly cultivated in botanical gardens and used as an ornamental plant.[5]
Dracaena surculosa 'Florida Beauty'
Dracaena surculosa 'Milky Way'
Fruit
Dracaena surculosa var. maculata
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Referencesedit
^ abc"Dracaena surculosa Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^"Dracaena surculosa gold dust dracaena". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021. Other common names; spotted dracaena
^"Dracaena surculosa 'Florida Beauty' (v) spotted dracaena 'Florida Beauty'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ abcBos, J. 1984. Dracaena in West Africa, Wageningen: Agricultural University Wageningen.
^ abMwachala, Geoffrey (2005). Systematics and ecology of Dracaena L. (Ruscaceae) in Central, East and Southern Africa (PhD thesis). Universität Koblenz-Landau.
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dracaena, surculosa, called, gold, dust, dracaena, spotted, dracaena, species, flowering, plant, family, asparagaceae, native, west, west, central, tropical, africa, from, guinea, republic, congo, cultivar, florida, beauty, gained, royal, horticultural, societ. Dracaena surculosa called the gold dust dracaena and spotted dracaena is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae native to west and west central tropical Africa from Guinea to the Republic of the Congo 2 1 Its cultivar Florida Beauty has gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 3 Dracaena surculosa Habit Close up of flower Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Asparagaceae Subfamily Nolinoideae Genus Dracaena Species D surculosa Binomial name Dracaena surculosaLindl Synonyms 1 Dracaena godseffiana Sander ex Mast Dracaena interrupta Harv ex G Don Nemampsis ternifolia Raf Pleomele godseffiana Sander ex Mast N E Br Contents 1 Subtaxa 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Uses 5 ReferencesSubtaxa editThe following varieties are accepted 1 Dracaena surculosa var maculata Hook f Dracaena surculosa var surculosaDescription editA branched shrub or small tree that commonly grows less than 4 m in height but occasionally reaches 8 m it has reddish brown tuberous roots that sometimes produce canelike shoots that are sometimes clad in thin greenish to white phrophylls 4 Leaves are concolorous or variageted glossy bright to dark green above and sometimes infused with white to yellowish dots they are arranged in pseudowhorls with margins that are sometimes rough or smooth apex is acuminate and base is cunneate 4 Leaflets can reach up to 20 cm long and 7 cm wide and are elliptic in outline Flowers are greenish to white Fruits is orange to bright red in colour globose and up to 2 cm in diameter 4 Distribution and habitat editOccurs naturally in West Africa from Guinea westwards to Cameroon 5 Uses editCommonly cultivated in botanical gardens and used as an ornamental plant 5 nbsp Dracaena surculosa Florida Beauty nbsp Dracaena surculosa Milky Way nbsp Fruit nbsp Dracaena surculosa var maculata nbsp Media related to Dracaena surculosa at Wikimedia CommonsReferences edit a b c Dracaena surculosa Lindl Plants of the World Online Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Retrieved 4 May 2021 Dracaena surculosa gold dust dracaena The Royal Horticultural Society 2021 Retrieved 4 May 2021 Other common names spotted dracaena Dracaena surculosa Florida Beauty v spotted dracaena Florida Beauty The Royal Horticultural Society 2021 Retrieved 4 May 2021 a b c Bos J 1984 Dracaena in West Africa Wageningen Agricultural University Wageningen a b Mwachala Geoffrey 2005 Systematics and ecology of Dracaena L Ruscaceae in Central East and Southern Africa PhD thesis Universitat Koblenz Landau This Asparagaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dracaena surculosa amp oldid 1217325687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
