Dracaena ovata

Dracaena ovata is a shrub or small tree within the family Asparagaceae.

Description
The species grows up to 2 m tall. The stem is commonly yellowish brown in color and is fibrous when young with prophylls often present. Its leaves are arranged in whorls, petiole is present and up to 4 mm; leaves are ovate to obovate in outline, can reach up to 28 cm long and 8 cm wide, base is cuneate while apex is acuminate. Inflorescence is terminal racemes, up to 6 cm long with white flowers. The fruit is globular in shape, and up to 25 mm in diameter, green when young and yellow and orange when ripe.

Distribution
The species occurs in West Africa, from Sierra Leone westwards to Southern Cameroon.