''Dracaena cochinchinensis'' is a species of Asian

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under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the

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Distribution and description

The recorded distribution is from southern China to

Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

.Plants of the World Online: ''Dracaena cochinchinensis'' (retrieved 13 February 2020)
/ref> In Vietnam the plant may be called ''huyết giác'', or ''giáng ông''. ''D. cochinchinensis'' is a shrub, up to 3 m high, with red tubers and leaves 200-800 x 20-30 mm wide. The flowers are green and later the black berries are about 10 mm in diameter.

References

Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. III (entry: 10.723) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.

Gallery

Dracaena loureiri habitat.jpg, habitat (as "''D. loureiri''") Dracaena loureiri.JPG Dracaena loureiri2.JPG Jan pha.jpg

External links

* * {{taxonbar, from=Q10899151 cochinchinensis Flora of Indo-China