Scientific Name :
Dracaena reflexa Lam.
Synonym :
Draco reflexa (Lam.) Kuntze
Cordyline reflexa (Lam.) Endl.
Common Name : Song of India, Pride of India
Plant Family : Asparagaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting :
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Uto 5 m
Stem: Silver grey, branches covered with leaf scars
Leaves: Lanceolate, spirally arranged, dark green in centre and yellowish in periphery, leaves growing in whorls
Flowers: Clustered, small and white
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, TL
Distribution Range : Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean.
Uses : It has anticancer, antibacterial, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory properties
In combination with other native plants leaves and barks and used as herbal tea.
