Scientific Name :
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
Synonym :
Dracaena butayei De Wild.
Dracaena deremensis Engl.
Common Name : Corn Plant, Fortune Plant, Palmillo plant
Plant Family : Asparagaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to December
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Rough, stem with scars of leaves
Leaves: Linear, elliptical, drooping, 30 to 45 cm long, sessile, leaf sheathing at base
Flowers: White, fragrant
Inflorescence: Panicles, 20 to 30 cm long
Fruits: Berry, globose, red, upto 2 cm, many seeded
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Tropical Africa.
Uses : Useful house plant helps in purification of air
Absorbs lead
