| Monocotyledon | Literature for Dracaena aurea
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Asparagaceae | Bibliography |
| Dracaena aurea | |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | In the Hawaiian Islands, endemic to Kaua`i. | |
| Habit |
Trees 6-12 m tall, usually few-branched. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves subcoriaceous, 50-57 cm long, 1.7-3.4 cm wide, gradually tapering in upper 1/3. |
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| Flowers |
Panicles stout, slightly glaucous, ca. 37-55 cm long, the lower lateral branches (7-)12-16 cm long, peduncles ca. 16-25 cm long, abruptly recurved, pedicels 6-11 mm long; perianth yellow, slightly glaucous, ca. 42-46 mm long, tube ca. 34-37 mm long, constricted basal part ca. 5-6 mm long, lobes slightly spreading, ca. 9-11 mm long; anthers ca. 5 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Berries red, ca. 12-17 mm long. |
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| Seeds |
Seeds 1-3, ca. 6-7 mm long. |
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