Dracaena viridiflora

Dracaena viridiflora is a species of shrub or small plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae.^[2][3]

Dracaena viridiflora
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Convallarioideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. viridiflora
Binomial name
Dracaena viridiflora Engl. & K.Krause
Synonyms[2]
Pleomele viridiflora (Engl. & K.Krause) N.E.Br. Dracaena ledermannii Engl. & K.Krause Dracaena letestui Pellegr. Dracaena mildbraedii K.Krause Dracaena vaginata Hutch.

Description

The species grows up to 5 m high.^[4] 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.^[4] 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^[4] 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.^[4]

Uses

Traditionally, leaf extracts of the plant are used in the treatment of microbial infections and epilepsy.^[5]