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Dracaena cerasifera

A lowland rainforest Dracaena from West and Central Africa, from Liberia to Gabon and Congo; the name means cherry-bearing, for its fleshy fruit. Most records are from below 100 m. Grow it hot, humid and shaded.

Dracaena cerasifera
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, 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 213 wild records, mostly from Cameroon and Gabon, come from lowland rainforest. It is assumed to be an understory shrub.

Recorded elevations are 1–800 m, median 82 m.

LiberiaIvory CoastGhanaCameroonEquatorial GuineaGabonCongoCentral African RepublicCabinda

🔒 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.