Dracaena cochinchinensis
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| Dracaena cochinchinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Convallarioideae |
| Genus: | Dracaena |
| Species: | D. cochinchinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracaena cochinchinensis | |
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Dracaena cochinchinensis[2] is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3]
The recorded distribution is from southern China to Indo-China.[4] In Vietnam the plant may be called huyết giác,[5] 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.[5]
