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Tuang (Bis.)
 

Dracaena angustifolia

 
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Authors:
Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
Title:
Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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Family:
Asparagaceae
Field #:
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Geographic area:
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
Habitat:
Backyard
Latitude /longitude:
Altitude:
361 m
Habit:
An evergreen shrubby plant
Height:
Reach a height of 1_3 m
Roots:
Stem:
Stems simple or few branched; internodes often longer than wide; bark grayish, smooth.
Leaves:
Leaves spaced along distal part of stems, subsessile or indistinctly petiolate; petiole to 1 cm, base not completely covering internode; leaf blade nearly sword-shaped to linear-oblanceolate, 20--45 _ 1.5--5.5 cm.
Inflouresence & flowers:
Inflorescence terminal, branched, 30--50 cm; rachis glabrous. Flowers in clusters of 2 or 3; pedicel 7--8 mm, articulate distally or near apex.
Fruits:
The orange, globose berry is 0.8 - 12mm in diameter.
Seeds:
Additional info:
It is widely grown as an ornamental plant and houseplant
Collected by:
Date collected:
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Date identified:
Specimen kept at:
Abstracted by:
Ando, JKA
Date abstracted:
2015-004-19
Province:
Siquijor

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