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== Description == |
== Description == |
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The species grows up to 5 m high.<ref name=":0">Bos, J.J. (1984). ''Dracaena in West Africa'' (PhD thesis). Wageningen University.</ref> |
The species grows up to 5 m high.<ref name=":0">Bos, J.J. (1984). ''Dracaena in West Africa'' (PhD thesis). Wageningen University.</ref> Its leaves are evenly distributed along the branches. They tend to be oblong to lanceolate in outline and up to 25 cm long and 2 cm wide.<ref name=":0" /> The surfaces of the leaves are dark green and shiny above but paler beneath; the apex is acute while sheathing commonly occurs at the base of the leaves. The [[inflorescence]] is usually terminal but less commonly axillary and up to 9 cm long<ref name=":0" /> with flowers arranged in sessile clusters. |
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== Distribution == |
== Distribution == |
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The species occurs in parts of West Africa in Ghana and Nigeria then eastwards towards Cameroon and Angola.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Uses == |
== Uses == |
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Leaf extracts of the plant are used in the |
Leaf extracts of the plant are used in the treatment of microbial infections and epilepsy.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Teponno |first=Rémy Bertrand |last2=Dzoyem |first2=Jean Paul |last3=Nono |first3=Raymond Ngansop |last4=Kauhl |first4=Ulrich |last5=Sandjo |first5=Louis P. |last6=Tapondjou |first6=Léon Azefack |last7=Bakowsky |first7=Udo |last8=Opatz |first8=Till |date=2017-06-14 |title=Cytotoxicity of Secondary Metabolites from ''Dracaena viridiflora'' Engl & Krause and their Semisynthetic Analogues |url=http://www.acgpubs.org/RNP/2017/Volume11/Issue%201/54_RNP-1703-050.pdf |journal=Records of Natural Products |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=421–430 |doi=10.25135/rnp.54.17.03.050}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:06, 21 November 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. viridiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena viridiflora Engl. & K.Krause
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Dracaena viridiflora is a shrub or small plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae.
Description
The species grows up to 5 m high.[1] Its leaves are evenly distributed along the branches. They tend to be oblong to lanceolate in outline and up to 25 cm long and 2 cm wide.[1] The surfaces of the leaves are dark green and shiny above but paler beneath; the apex is acute while sheathing commonly occurs at the base of the leaves. The inflorescence is usually terminal but less commonly axillary and up to 9 cm long[1] with flowers arranged in sessile clusters.
Distribution
The species occurs in parts of West Africa in Ghana and Nigeria then eastwards towards Cameroon and Angola.[1]
Uses
Leaf extracts of the plant are used in the treatment of microbial infections and epilepsy.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Bos, J.J. (1984). Dracaena in West Africa (PhD thesis). Wageningen University.
- ^ Teponno, Rémy Bertrand; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; Nono, Raymond Ngansop; Kauhl, Ulrich; Sandjo, Louis P.; Tapondjou, Léon Azefack; Bakowsky, Udo; Opatz, Till (2017-06-14). "Cytotoxicity of Secondary Metabolites from Dracaena viridiflora Engl & Krause and their Semisynthetic Analogues" (PDF). Records of Natural Products. 11 (5): 421–430. doi:10.25135/rnp.54.17.03.050.