| Dracaena viridiflora | |
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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. viridiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena viridiflora Engl. & K.Krause | |
Dracaena viridiflora is a shrub or small plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae.
Description
The species grows up to 5 m high. Its leaves are evenly distributed along the branches. They tend to be oblong to lanceolate in outline and up to 25 cm long and 2 cm wide. The surfaces of the leaves are dark green and shiny above but paler beneath; the apex is acute while sheathing commonly occurs at the base of the leaves. The inflorescence is usually terminal but less commonly axillary and up to 9 cm long with flowers arranged in sessile clusters.
Distribution
The species occurs in parts of West Africa in Ghana and Nigeria then eastwards towards Cameroon and Angola.
Uses
Traditionally, leaf extracts of the plant are used in the treatment of microbial infections and epilepsy.
References
- ^ Bos, J.J. (1984). Dracaena in West Africa (PhD thesis). Wageningen University.
- Teponno, Rémy Bertrand; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; Nono, Raymond Ngansop; Kauhl, Ulrich; Sandjo, Louis P.; Tapondjou, Léon Azefack; Bakowsky, Udo; Opatz, Till (2017-06-14). "Cytotoxicity of Secondary Metabolites from Dracaena viridiflora Engl & Krause and their Semisynthetic Analogues" (PDF). Records of Natural Products. 11 (5): 421–430. doi:10.25135/rnp.54.17.03.050.
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| Dracaena viridiflora |
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