Asparagaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dracaena jayniana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dracaena jayniana is an evergreen tree, always branched at the base to form a cluster of 3 - 5 stems around 5 - 8 metres tall and around 10cm in diameter. The leaves are produced in dense terminal clusters at the end of the stems. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its resin. It is grown as an ornamental. Dracaena jayniana has a very limited range in central and northern Thailand, where it is restricted to limestone karsts. It has been given a preliminary classification as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 1860 Title Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants; Monocotyledons (Second Edition) Publication Author Eggli U. & Nyffeler R. (Editors) Publisher Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020 Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-662-56484-4 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - northern and central Thailand.

HabitatLimestone karsts, usually on hilltops rather than the steep cliff sides, often associated with other evergreens such as Pandanus, Euphorbia and Cycas, in vegetation that is otherwise deciduous and highly seasonal.; elevations from 300 - 500 metres