Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
SYNONYM(S) : Draco angustifolia Kuntze, Pleomele angustifolia (Medik.) N. E. Br.
CHINESE : Chang hua long xue shu.
SYNONYM(S) : Draco arborea Kuntze
ENGLISH : Tree dracaena.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena drevovidnaia.
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena thalioides Jacob-Makoy ex Regel, Draco thaliodes Kuntze,
CHINESE : Ai
long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Dwarf dracaena.
SYNONYM(S) : Draco aurea Kuntze, Pleomele aurea (H. Mann) N. E. Br.
ENGLISH : Golden dracaena.
RUSSIAN : Dracaena goldicana.
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena cylindrica Hook. f., Draco bicolor Kuntze, Draco cylindrica Kuntze, Pleomele cylindrica (Hook. f.) N. E. Br.
Awaiting feedback
CHINESE : Hai nan long xue shu , Jian pu
zhai long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Cambodia dragon tree.
SYNONYM(S) : Draco cinnabari Kuntze
ENGLISH : Socotra dragontree.
CHINESE : Jian ye long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Sword-leaved dragontree.
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena marginata Horne ex Baker, Draco concinna Kuntze,
FRENCH : Bois de chandelle.
JAPANESE :
Dorasena konshinna.
SYNONYM(S) : Draco draco (L.) Lindinger, Draco dragonalis Crantz, Draco dragonalis Kuntze
CHINESE : Long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Dragontree.
FRENCH : Dragonnier, Dragonnier commun, Dragonnier des Canaries, Dragonnier des îles Canaries.
JAPANESE :
Dorasena dorako.
RUSSIAN : Drakonovo derevo ,
Dratsena drakon,
Dratsena kanarskaia.
SPANISH : Dracena de las islas Macaronésicas, Drago de Canarias.
SYNONYM(S) : Cordyline fragrans (L.) Planch., Dracaena deremensis Engl., Draco fragrans Kuntze, Pleomele fragrans (L.) Salisb.
CHINESE :
Xiang long xue shu,
Yi
wei long xue shu (as D. deremensis).
ENGLISH : Corn plant, Green corn plant.
FRENCH : Dragonnier d'Afrique tropicale.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena deremskaia (as D. deremensis),
Dratsena dushistaia.
SPANISH : Dracena de Africa tropical, Palmillo (Latin America).
SWEDISH : Banddracena (as D. deremensis), Doftdracena.
CHINESE : Hua ye qian nian mu.
ENGLISH : Corn plant, Mass cane, Ornamental-leaved corn plant.
SWEDISH : Doftdracena.
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena goldieana Bullen ex Mast. & Moore, Dracaena goldieana Garnier, Draco goldieana Kuntze, Pleomele goldieana N. E. Br.
CHINESE : Hu ban qian nian mu.
FRENCH : Dracaena de Malaisie à feuilles marbrées.
RUSSIAN : Dracaena goldicana.
SPANISH : Dracena de Nigeria.
SYNONYM(S) : Cordyline rumphii Hook., Dracaena rumphii (Hook.) Regel, Draco hookeriana Kuntze, Pleomele hookeriana (K. Koch) N. E. Br.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena gukera.
SPANISH : Dracena de Sudáfrica.
SYNONYM(S) : Draco marginata Kuntze
CHINESE : Yuan ye long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Madagascar dragon tree.
FRENCH : Dragon végétal, Dragonnier, Dragonnier de Madagascar.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena okaimlennaia.
SPANISH : Dracena de Madagascar.
SWEDISH : Kantdracena.
Awaiting feedback
SYNONYM(S) : Draco reflexa Kuntze, Pleomele reflexa (Lam.) N. E. Br.
ENGLISH : Malaisian dracaena.
FRENCH : Bois de chandelle.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena otognutaia.
Awaiting feedback
CHINESE : Yin ye long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Chinese water bamboo, Friendship bamboo, Lucky bamboo, Ribbon plant, Water bamboo.
FRENCH : Bambou d'eau, Bambou porte-bonheur, Canne chinoise, Canne de Chine, Dracaena de Chine.
JAPANESE :
Dorasena sanderiaana.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena sandera.
SPANISH : Dracena de Camerún.
A good photograph of an unidentified Dracaena.
Diverse Dracaena spp. 3 cultivars on bottom of page.
ENGLISH : Green water bamboo.
Photograph at Yonemura Co. Japan.
ENGLISH : Golden water bamboo.
CHINESE : Kuan
bian ye qian nian mu.
ENGLISH : Variegated water bamboo.
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena godseffiana hort. ex Baker, Draco surculosa Kuntze,
ENGLISH : Gold dust draceana, Gold dust plant.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena godseffa (as D. godseffiana),
Dratsena godzefa (as D.
godseffiana),
(Dratsena kustovidnaia (as D. godseffiana),
Dratsena
pobegoobrazuiushchaia
UNIDENTIFIED : Bou-kpa (Africa - Ivory Coast)., Pou-touè (Africa - Coast).
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena godseffiana hort. ex Sander
CHINESE :
Ban
dian ye qian nian mu.
ENGLISH : Spotted dracaena, Spotted leaf dragon tree.
SYNONYM(S) : Dracaena godseffiana hort. ex Baker
CHINESE : Xing
long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Gold dust draceana, Gold dust plant.
RUSSIAN : (Dratsena kustovidnaia (as D.
godseffiana).
CHINESE : Ai
long xue shu.
ENGLISH : Dwarf dracaena.
SYNONYM(S) : Draco umbraculifera Kuntze
ENGLISH : Umbrella dracena.
RUSSIAN : Dratsena umbrakulifera,
Dratsena zontik.
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