Asparagaceae

Song of India

Dracaena reflexa Lam.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dracaena

Song of India (Dracaena reflexa) — FlowerPhoto: Alison Copeland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: أيدع منعكس
arz: ايدع منعكس
Chinese: 百合竹
English: Song of India
Finnish: Sirotraakkipuu
French: Bois de chandelle
Hebrew: דרקונית מופשלת
Indonesian: Nyanyian dari India, Nyanyian India, Suji naga
Lithuanian: Pleomelė
Malayalam: ഡ്രസീന റിഫ്ലെക്സ
Persian: دراسینا مارگیناتا, درخت گلبانگ هند
Polish: Dracena odwrócona
Russian: Драцена отогнутая
Swedish: Guldbandsdracena

Synonyms

Cordyline reflexa (Lam.) Endl.
Dracaena reflexa var. brevifolia Baker
Dracaena reflexa var. cernua (Jacq.) Baker
Draco reflexa (Lam.) Kuntze
Lomatophyllum reflexum (Lam.) Bojer
Pleomele reflexa (Lam.) N.E.Br.

Flowers

In flower: April, June, September to October (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alison Copeland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ben, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: hugues barthelemy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Simon Tonge, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Ratsimbazafy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.