Cornstalk Dracaena
Dracaena fragrans
Observed in forst understory at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Oct. 2016.
LEAVES: The large flat leaves tend to be clustered terminus of the thick, mostly unbranched stems. Indeed they resemble the leaves of a corn plant.
ROBUST HERB: Leaves and stems are mostly herbaceous but the older stems are tough, hardened.
FLOWERS: The flowers are grouped in clusters on a branched raceme at the ends of branch. There are six tepals (petals and sepals are similar).
FRUIT: Spherical, fleshy fruit.
RANGE: Widespread in Africa, but generally restricted to forested areas.