Dracaena reflexa(Song of Jamaica)

 

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학명 : Dracaena reflexa Lam.

분류  : Asparagaceae

 

아래 종은 Song of Jamaica라고 하는데 Dracaena reflexa의 별명인지 아니먄 Dracaena reflexa의 품종명인지 확실하지 않다

 

 

 

사진 : 2023.02.23 인천대공원

 

 

 

 

 

아래 : 2023.02.25 서울대공원

 

아래 것도 같은 종으로 보인다 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

설명 1) Wikipedia

 

Dracaena reflexa (commonly called song of India[3] or song of Jamaica) is a tree native to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, and other nearby islands of the Indian Ocean.[2] It is widely grown as an ornamental plant and houseplant, valued for its richly coloured, evergreen leaves, and thick, irregular stems.

 

Description

While it may reach a height of 4–5 m, rarely 6 m in ideal, protected locations, D. reflexa is usually much smaller, especially when grown as a houseplant. It is slow-growing and upright in habit, tending to an oval shape with an open crown. The lanceolate leaves are simple, spirally arranged, 5–20 cm long and 1.5–5 cm broad at the base, with a parallel venation and entire margin; they grow in tight whorls and are a uniform dark green.[4][5]

 

The flowers are small, clustered, usually white and extremely fragrant, appearing in mid winter. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are especially showy. D. reflexa var. angustifolia (syn. D. marginata) differs in having a magenta tint to its flowers, a shrubby habit, and olive green leaves.[6]

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_reflexa

 

설명 2)

 

Types of Song of India

Most of the 120 plants in Song of India's genus come from Africa, and many of its species are kept as houseplants thanks to their tolerance of low-light and low-water conditions. Dracaena reflexa was first described by famed French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1786. Though it has gone through several name changes since then, its genus name Dracaena comes from the Greek word drakaina, meaning "female dragon." In this particular species, there are several cultivars:

 

Dracaena reflexa ‘Variegata’: This variant has bright, lime-yellow leaf margins that contrast with dark green on the rest of the leaf. The foliage’s light color matures to a creamy white with age, making the contrast even more prominent.

Dracaena reflexa ‘Song of Jamaica’: This rare variant features stems that grow at unusual angles and bend down as the plant matures. Rather than the chartreuse-colored stripes of Song of India, Song of Jamaica's leaf stripes are more off-white.

 

https://www.thespruce.com/growing-the-song-of-india-5087083