Dracaena Surculosa (星點木)

Dracaena surculosa, also known as Spoted-Leaf Dracaena, Japanese Bamboo, Florida Beauty, Gold Dust Plant and Gold Dust Dracaena。 

星點木（學名：Dracaena surculosa），又稱星斑千年木、星斑龍血樹、吸枝龍血樹、潑墨星點木、星虎斑木、星點千年木、白星龍血樹。Chinese names: "star-spotted thousand-year-old tree", "star-spotted dragon's blood tree", "sucking dragon's blood tree", "splashed ink star-pointed tree", "star tabby tree", "star-pointed thousand-year tree", and "white star dragon's blood tree".

Flower	tube-shaped white flowers.
開花	花筒狀白花。
Fruit	red berries.
結果	紅色漿果。
Light	short-day, bright filtered.
日光	半日照、耐陰耐旱、避烈日。
Watering	keep slightly damp, wait the soil surface is completely dry before watering.
澆水	常保微濕，土壤表面乾透後再澆。
Soil	fertile / organic sandy loam, potting soil.
土壤	肥沃 / 有機砂質壤土、介質栽培（培養土）。
Temperature	20-30 Celsius degrees.
溫度	攝氏20-30度。
Propagation	tip cuttings taken with three or four leaves attached.
繁殖	播種、扦插(主要)及分株法。 春、夏為宜。夏季可摘心促進側枝生長茂密。插水長根就會活。
Air	the more macular or leukoplakia on the leaf surface, the stronger the enzyme activity and the more purified the air.
空品	葉面黃斑或白斑愈多，體內酵素活動愈強，淨化空氣愈加。
Identification	Dracaena Surculosa (photos) vs. Dracaena surculosa 'Maculata' (photos)
辨識	星點木(photos) vs.油點木(photos) [差異：葉片斑點]
Toxicity	Toxic to Dogs and Cats.
毒性	對貓狗具毒性。
Insects	insects don't like
蟲害	不招蟲。
Others	Non-cold-resistant Evergreen shrub.
其他	與星星有關的植物 (科學研習月刊40-5)、非耐寒常綠灌木

Place: 西非, West Africa

Reference:

1.  張文亮, 觀察星點木─懂得當「矮冬瓜」的好處, 河馬教授的網站. http://www.pathippo.net/outdoor/wu/wu-6.htm . Last access: 2021/02/25

2. GBIF, https://www.gbif.org/species/5304547. Last access: 2021/02/25

3. Flower Database: https://www.flower-db.com. Last access: 2021/02/25

4. Plants & Flower, a comprehensive plants and flowers database. http://www.plantsrescue.com/ . Last access: 2021/02/25

 5. URL: http://classweb.loxa.edu.tw/clockloxa/plant/html/k/k002.htm, Last access: 2021/02/25

6. ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants List. https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants . Last access: 2021/02/25

7. Wikipedia (https://www.wikipedia.org/) and Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org).Last access: 2021/02/25

Update:  2021/02/28