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Cantley's Dracaena
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Cantley's Dracaena

Dracaena cantleyi

Dracaena cantleyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to wet tropical areas of Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. A small tree reaching 1 to 5 m (3 to 16 ft), it has purplish-green leaves with lighter green mottling. Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have been observed masticating its leaves and using the resultant foam as an anti-inflammatory balm.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 425594.