What is Dracaena?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Dracaena draco.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A very old dragon tree ]] '''''Dracaena''''' is a [[genus]] of about 40 [[tree]]s and [[succulent]] [[shrub]]s. The name comes from [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]] ''drakaina'', meaning female [[dragon]]. Most of them are [[native]] to tropical [[Africa]], some occur in Southeast Asia, and tropical South America. They are usually classified into ''Dragon trees'' and ''shrubby dracenas'' according to how they grow. The latter are also often grown as house plants. [[Image:Dracaena reflexa.JPG|thumb|200px|right|''D. reflexa'']] [[Image:LuckyBamboo 2005 SeanMcClean.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''D. sanderiana'', usually better known as ''Lucky bamboo'']] {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Asparagales]] [[Category:Trees]]