Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dracaena reflexa Lam. [Asparagaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 13

Dracaena reflexa var. bakeri (Scott Elliot) H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. brevituba H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. condensata H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. lanceolata H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. linearifolia Ayres ex Baker

Dracaena reflexa var. nervosa H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. occidentalis H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. parvifolia Thouars ex H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. salicifolia (Regel) Baker

Dracaena reflexa var. subcapitata H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. subelliptica H.Perrier

Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia Baker

Dracaena reflexa var. reflexa

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bois de chandelle	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bwa sandel	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
dracaena india	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fanavy	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
hasina	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
malaysian dracaena	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pleomele	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
reflexed dracaena	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
small-leaved dragon tree	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
song of bangkok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
song of india	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
song of jamaica	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tavivolalahy	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tavola	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tsimitrona	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf, stem		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Pleomele reflexa (Lam.) N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 279 (1914).
Cordyline reflexa (Lam.) Endl. Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 148 (1842).
Dracaena reflexa var. typica Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 531 (1875), not validly publ.
Draco reflexa (Lam.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710 (1891).
Lomatophyllum reflexum (Lam.) Bojer Hortus Maurit.: 349 (1837).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dracaena reflexa Lam.	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Pleomele reflexa (Lam.) N.E.Br.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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