Dracaena elliptica
| Dracaena elliptica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. elliptica
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena elliptica Thunb. & Dalm.
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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]
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 m high, with elliptic lanceolate leaves 200–300 mm long. The yellow berries are about 10 mm in diameter.[4]
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.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Plants of the World Online: Dracaena elliptica (retrieved 13 February 2020)
- ^ a b 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.
External links
Data related to Dracaena elliptica at Wikispecies
