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Dracaena fragrans
Corn PlantShrub
Dracaena fragrans, is a flowering plant species that is native to tropical Africa, from Sudan south to Mozambique, west to Côte d'Ivoire and southwest to Angola, growing in upland regions at 600–2,250 m (1,970–7,380 ft) altitude.
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusDracaena
NativeCentral Africa
LifespanPerennial; long-lived (decades under outdoor tropical conditions; multi-year indoors)
Synonyms
Synonyms are alternative scientific names that have been used in the past for Dracaena fragrans.