''Dracaena elliptica'' is a species of Asian

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under-storey plants in the family

Asparagaceae Asparagaceae (), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, '' Asparagus officinalis''. This family includes both ...

; no subspecies are listed in the

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Distribution and description

The native range of this species is: Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, through southern China,

Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

and western

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

. In Vietnam the plant may be called ''phát dủ bầu dục'' (or ''phất dủ mảnh'' as ''D. gracilis''). ''D. elliptica'' is a shrub, up to high, with elliptic lanceolate leaves long. The yellow berries are about in diameter. The subspecies or variety Dracaena eliptica gracilis of Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra is much smaller, with a stem only one foot (30 centimeters) high and about one-quarter inch (6 mm) thick

References

Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. III (entry: 10.725) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q15509349 elliptica Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia