I bought this plant years ago, I knew its name unfortunately I do not remember it, three pictures attached. Sorry for bad position of the pictures, for some strange reason they are sideways. Anticipated thanks
Could it be a Dracaena or Cordyline? The stem growth reminds me a lot of Cordyline... Has it flowered yet Alfonso? Ed
I am 99% sure that is not a Cordyline and 100% that is not Dracaena, because it is not in my fat Dracaena book. I have never seen flowers on it. Thank you
I think my three pictures are not good enough to be ID, so tomorrow I will tray to take better photos and also measure leaves, in other words give you more detail so you can kindly help to identify it. Thank you
I think the matter has been largely resolved and additional efforts are not required here. Follow up by comparing suggestions with other pictures, descriptions and living specimens (if available) of Cordyline fruticosa. http://images.google.com/images?q=c...US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi If you decide it's different, then look at other species in same genus.
Alfonso, I now think it is Dracaena thalioides, what do you think? I just seen it in a nursery, by accident. Ed
"Alfonso, I now think it is Dracaena thalioides, what do you think? I just seen it in a nursery, by accident." Ed, thank you once more, I new it was not Cordyline, but it is a Dracaena thalioides. Here is a picture identical to my plant: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/boga/html/Dracaena_thalioides_Foto2.html So thank you very much
Dracaena Vandelli ex Linnaeus 1767 Pleomele R. A. Salisbury 1796 All Pleomele may be Dracaena, but all Dracaena can not be Pleomele.
Pictorial cyclopedia of Exotic Plants "Exotica" Series 3, 10th. edition shows the plant as Pleomele thaliodes.
I can't speak for other Dracaenas that were under the Pleomele name, but I believe this particular one has been moved from Plemomele to Dracaena since publishing in Exotica. I'm not 100% sure of that, but I think that's the case. So if one wants to be completely accurate, you might do some research, perhaps at TROPICOS. Isn't it odd that these plants are very close to Sansevieria, a completely different-looking genus? My D. reflexa has produced Sansevieria-like flowers, and seeds that are indistinguishable from Sansevieria. Russ central Fla
Pleomele thaliodes is not a recognized scientific name on either TROPICOS (Missouri Botanical Garden) or the International Plant Names Index (IPNI). It would appear from TROPICOS Pleomele has been absorbed into the genus Dracaena.
