Asparagaceae FAMILY

Dracaena aubryana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dracaena aubryana is an evergreen shrub producing a cluster of erect, usually unbranched stems that are often twisted spirally; it can grow 30 - 250cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and to make an alcoholic drink. It is often grown as an ornamental and also as a pot plant in cooler climates[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest and central tropical Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote D'Ivoire; Nigeria to Central African Republic, south to Angola and Zambia

HabitatLocally common in mist forest, riverine forest, growing in deep shady places in more or less undisturbed forests; at elevations up to 1,440 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].