Family:
Asparagaceae
Synonym: Dracaena terniflora Roxb., Draco elliptica (Thunb. & Dalm.)
Kuntze
Vernacular
name: Manjakkantha
Habit:
Shrub
Habitat:
Forested areas
Distribution:
India: Assam; Myanmar, Thailand,
Vietnam
Flowering and Fruiting: March-October
Key identification features:
Dwarf Dracaena is a subshrub. Stems are somewhat sprawling, simple or few
branched, internodes often longer than wide. Leaves are spaced along distal
part of stem, distinctly stalked. Inflorescence are terminal, simple. Flowers
are solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3. Flowers are white. Berry is globose,
1-3-seeded.
Uses: Used
for medicinal purposes (The root is used to treat Bata) and also for several
other purposes
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