Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusDracaena
Scientific name with authorshipDracaena elliptica Thunb. & Dalm.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calodracon sieboldii Planch.Cordyline atropurpurea (Roxb.) Planch.Cordyline maculata (Roxb.) Planch.Cordyline sieboldii Planch.Cordyline sieboldii var. maculata Planch.Dracaena atropurpurea Roxb.Dracaena atropurpurea var. gracilis (Baker) BakerDracaena atropurpurea var. kurzii BakerDracaena elliptica subsp. maculata (Roxb.) John EdwardsDracaena elliptica var. gracilis BakerDracaena elliptica var. maculata (Roxb.) BakerDracaena elliptica var. maculata (Roxb.) Hook.f.Dracaena gracilis (Baker) Wall. ex Hook.f.Dracaena javanica (Blume) KunthDracaena javanica var. maculata (Planch.) K.KochDracaena javanica var. maculata (Roxb.) RegelDracaena maculata Roxb.Dracaena nigra var. maculata (Planch.) RegelDracaena sieboldii Planch.Dracaena terniflora Wall.Draco atropurpurea (Roxb.) KuntzeDraco elliptica (Thunb. & Dalm.) KuntzePleomele atropurpurea (Roxb.) N.E.Br.Pleomele elliptica (Thunb. & Dalm.) N.E.Br.Pleomele gracilis (Baker) N.E.Br.Sansevieria javanica Blume
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier534178-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.