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Dracaena terniflora

Dracaena terniflora is a shrubby Asian forest Dracaena described by Roxburgh, formerly Pleomele terniflora. Most records are from the Western Ghats of India, with others from northeast India, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam and Borneo; it grows in monsoon forest with a very wet June–September and a dry winter.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

An understory shrub of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest; no species-specific habitat notes were found.

Recorded from sea level to about 1070 m; most dated records are low, but the Western Ghats sites are at 340–815 m.

IndiaSri LankaBangladeshChinaVietnamBorneoIndonesia

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.