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Dracaena americana

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bark. The bright green straplike leaves are soft, up to 35 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, and are borne along the length of the stems, rather than the tufted habit typical of
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Ecology of the Belizean black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra): a comparison between two populations living in a riparian forest and on coastal limestone hills
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reaches a typical maximum height of 12 meters with a multi-stem habit; newer stem growth exhibits leaf scars, whereas older growth exhibits an
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Trolliet, Franck (2010). "Appendix 2. List of the 42 species of plants found in quadrats and in howlers diet in Monkey River, Belize".
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ZONA, Scott; ÁLVAREZ DE ZAYAS, Alberto; ORELLANA, Roger; OVIEDO, Ramona; JESTROW, Brett; FRANCISCO-ORTEGA, Javier (December 2014).
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is notable for its broad elevational range from sea level to 1,900 meters in the Colombian
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The fruit is sweet and is eaten by a variety of animals, including birds and the
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soils, in areas that receive more than 1,500 mm of rainfall.
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20–30 cm long, followed by yellow or red fruit in fall.
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Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society London
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Asparagales
Asparagaceae
Nolinoideae
Dracaena
Binomial name
Donn.Sm.
Synonyms
neotropical
genus
Dracaena
Dracaena cubensis
exfoliating
understory
paniculate
inflorescence
Plants of the World Online
Royal Horticultural Society
tropical rainforest
Andes

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