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Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.

Synonym                    : Aletris fragrans L.

Family                        : Asparagaceae

Local Names              : Corn plant, Chinese Money Tree, Cornstalk Dracaena

Flowering and fruiting period: Not specified 

Distribution: Native to Africa

Habitat: Grown as ornamental plant

IUCN status: Data Deficient

Endemic: No

Uses: Indoor plant, ornamental, hedge plant 

Key Characters: Dracaena fragrans is a slow growing shrub. Young plants have a single unbranched stem with a rosette of leaves. The leaves are glossy green, lanceolate; small leaves are erect to spreading, and larger leaves usually drooping under their weight. The flowers are produced in panicles, the individual flowers have a six-lobed corolla, pink at first, opening white with a fine red or purple central line; they are highly fragrant. The fruit is an orange-red berry.