Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen is a plant in the Asparagaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Dracaena cochinchinensis is a 3-meter tall shrub distributed from southern China to Indo-China, with red tubers, green flowers, and 10mm black berries.

Family
Genus
Dracaena
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen has a recorded distribution ranging from southern China to Indo-China. In Vietnam, this plant is commonly called huyết giác or giáng ông. It is a shrub that can grow up to 3 meters tall, and it produces red tubers. Its leaves measure 200 to 800 millimeters long by 20 to 30 millimeters wide. The plant bears green flowers, which develop into black berries approximately 10 millimeters in diameter.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Asparagaceae Dracaena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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