Dracaena fragrans
A slow-growing shrub or small tree from the understorey and edges of tropical African forest, mostly in upland areas. It is the familiar corn plant or mass cane. That is why it does so well indoors, where it only needs protection from cold, direct sun and soggy soil.
Where it grows wild
An evergreen shrub or small tree, usually with several stems from the base. In the wild it reaches 5β6 m or more, and very old plants reach about 15 m. It grows in the understorey and at the edges of moist forest, for example Cynometra forest in Uganda, and in riverine and upland forest across tropical Africa. Its leaves grow in tufts, up to about 1 m long and 10 cm wide, and the flowers are strongly scented white night-bloomers. In the Americas it has escaped and become invasive in shaded, disturbed forest.
Measured records span 12β2500 m, median 1320 m. Wikipedia gives an upland range of about 600β2250 m, so most plants grow in mild highland climates rather than hot lowlands.
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