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Dragon Tree or Dracaena, (romanized form of the Ancient Greek drakaina, "female dragon") is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs classified in the family Ruscaceae in the APG II system, or, according to some treatments, separated (sometimes with Cordyline) into a family of their own, Dracaenaceae or in the Agavaceae. The majority of the species are native in Africa, with a few in southern Asia and one in tropical Central America. The Dragon Tree has a long woody stems usual with multiples. And has a red/green foilage, and makes for a truely stunning house plant.
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