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 fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aletris fragrans L.Aloe fragrantissima Jacq.Cordyline fragrans (L.) Planch.Dracaena albanensis SanderDracaena albanensis Sander ex Mast.Dracaena aureolus W.BullDracaena aureolus W.Bull ex Mast.Dracaena broomfieldii SanderDracaena broomfieldii Sander ex Mast.Dracaena broomfieldii subsp. superba SanderDracaena broomfieldii subsp. superba Sander ex Mast.Dracaena broomfieldii var. superba SanderDracaena broomfieldii var. superba Sander ex Mast.Dracaena butayei De Wild.Dracaena butayei DeWild.Dracaena deisteliana Engl.Dracaena deremensis Engl.Dracaena deremensis subsp. warneckei Engl.Dracaena deremensis var. warneckei Engl.Dracaena ensifolia subsp. greigii RegelDracaena ensifolia var. greigii RegelDracaena fragrans (L.) KerGawl.Dracaena fragrans f. wacheana WachaDracaena fragrans f. wacheana Wacha ex SiebertDracaena fragrans subsp. massangeana (Rodigas) E.MorrenDracaena fragrans subsp. variegata W.BullDracaena fragrans subsp. victoria (W.Bull) O.F.CookDracaena fragrans subsp. wacheana WachaDracaena fragrans subsp. wacheana Wacha ex SiebertDracaena fragrans var. massangeana (Rodigas) É.MorrenDracaena fragrans var. victoria (W.Bull) O.F.CookDracaena janssensii Mast.Dracaena latifolia f. rothiana SiebertDracaena latifolia f. rothiana VossDracaena latifolia subsp. rothiana SiebertDracaena lindenii LindenDracaena lindenii Linden ex AndréDracaena massangeana RodigasDracaena smithii Baker ex Hook.f.Dracaena steudneri subsp. kilimandscharica Engl.Dracaena steudneri var. kilimandscharica Engl.Dracaena ugandensis BakerDracaena victoria W.BullDraco fragrans (L.) KuntzePleomele deremensis (Engl.) N.E.Br.Pleomele fragrans (L.) Salisb.Pleomele smithii (Baker ex Hook.f.) N.E.Br.Pleomele ugandensis (Baker) N.E.Br.Sansevieria fragrans (L.) Jacq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Social use
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 identifier534207-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.