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Dracaena camerooniana

A widespread understory shrub of African rainforest, from Sierra Leone to Tanzania and Angola, with many synonyms including Dracaena interrupta and D. capitulifera. It is one of the most frequently collected forest dracaenas. Grow it warm, humid and shaded.

Dracaena camerooniana
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Its nearly 900 wild records span lowland to submontane rainforest, mostly around 400 m. It grows in the forest understory.

Recorded elevations are 1–1,300 m, median 400 m.

West AfricaCentral AfricaAngolaTanzaniaZambia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.