Asparagaceae

Indian bowstring hemp

Dracaena roxburghiana (Schult.f.) Byng & Christenh.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dracaena

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: ذلب روكسبوري
arz: ذلب روكسبورى
Burmese: နွားမြေရင်း
Chinese: 罗氏虎尾兰
English: Indian bowstring hemp
shn: ယႃႈႁူဝ်ၶဝ်ႇယၢင်း

Synonyms

Acyntha roxburghiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kuntze
Cordyline roxburghiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Merr.
Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f.
Sansevieria zeylanica Roxb.

Photos

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Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.