Dracaena elliptica Thunb. & Dalm.
Null / DESCRIPTION: Terrestrial shrub
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
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Terrestrial shrub that can reach of up to 5 m tall. Leaves are simple, spirally arranged, leathery and dark green. Leaf blade is linear-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic- lanceolate, acute or obtuse at apex, sheathing at base with entire margin and parallel venation. Stems are slender and Eranching. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers are green to whitish-cream. Fruit a reddish-
Locally, the leaves are pounded into small pieces as a poultice and pasted on wounds. The poultice is also used as remedy against the sting of a sea catÀsh. Antiinflammator\ antimicrobial, antimalarial, anthelmintic, antiviral, antilarvicidal, wound healing and antioxidant activities are reported for the
It prefers moist but well- drained soil under sunlight to partial shade. It is commonly found in low to highland forests.
Seeds and stem cutting.
Native to Southeast Asia.
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