Dracaena ovata | |
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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. ovata
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Binomial name | |
Dracaena ovata Ker Gawl.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Dracaena ovata is a shrub or small tree within the family Asparagaceae.
The species grows up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. The stem is commonly yellowish brown in color and is fibrous when young with prophylls often present. [2] Its leaves are arranged in whorls, petiole is present and up to 4 millimetres (0.16 in); leaves are ovate to obovate in outline, can reach up to 28 centimetres (11 in) long and 8 centimetres (3 in) wide, base is cuneate while apex is acuminate. Inflorescence is terminal racemes, up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long with white flowers. [2] The fruit is globular in shape, and up to 25 millimetres (1 in) in diameter, green when young and yellow and orange when ripe. [3]
The species occurs in West Africa, from Sierra Leone westwards to Southern Cameroon. [2]
Dracaena ovata | |
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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. ovata
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Binomial name | |
Dracaena ovata Ker Gawl.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Dracaena ovata is a shrub or small tree within the family Asparagaceae.
The species grows up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. The stem is commonly yellowish brown in color and is fibrous when young with prophylls often present. [2] Its leaves are arranged in whorls, petiole is present and up to 4 millimetres (0.16 in); leaves are ovate to obovate in outline, can reach up to 28 centimetres (11 in) long and 8 centimetres (3 in) wide, base is cuneate while apex is acuminate. Inflorescence is terminal racemes, up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long with white flowers. [2] The fruit is globular in shape, and up to 25 millimetres (1 in) in diameter, green when young and yellow and orange when ripe. [3]
The species occurs in West Africa, from Sierra Leone westwards to Southern Cameroon. [2]