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Record 1 1988-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

A genus of tropical Old World plants (family Liliaceae) having a creeping rhizome and often included in the genus Dracaena but distinguished by the single ovule in each cell of the ovary and by the solitary pedicles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Plante de serre chaude ou tempérée, originaire des terres du Pacifique et dont le tronc peut atteindre, pour certaines espèces, plus de 10 m de haut. [...] Plusieurs espèces sont cultivées comme ornementales et dénommées à tort dracaena [...]. Famille des liliacées.

Spanish

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