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 angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cordyline fruticosa Göpp.Cordyline rumphii Hook.Dracaena angustifolia subsp. angustior (Ridl.) JankalskiDracaena angustifolia subsp. honoriae F.M.BaileyDracaena angustifolia var. angustior (Ridl.) JankalskiDracaena angustifolia var. honoriae F.M.BaileyDracaena australasica (Ridl.) JankalskiDracaena ensiformis Wall.Dracaena ensiformis Wall. ex VoigtDracaena fruticosa (Blume) K.KochDracaena fruticosa RegelDracaena linearifolia KurzDracaena menglaensis G.Z.YeDracaena quitensis BakerDracaena rumphii (Hook.) B.S.WilliamsDracaena rumphii (Hook.) RegelDraco angustifolia (Roxb.) KuntzeDraco fruticosa (Blume) KuntzePandanus inermis BlancoPleomele angustifolia (Medik.) N.E.Br.Pleomele angustifolia subsp. angustior Ridl.Pleomele angustifolia var. angustior Ridl.Pleomele australasica Ridl.Pleomele flexuosa (Blume) N.E.Br.Pleomele fruticosa (Blume) N.E.Br.Pleomele reflexa var. angustifolia (Medik.) M.R.AlmeidaSansevieria flexuosa BlumeSansevieria fruticosa BlumeTerminalis angustifolia Medik.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal 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 identifier534103-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.