Dracaena ellipticaThunberg CP, Dalm. (1808) In: Dracaena: 6. is a species of Asian tropical forest under-storey plants in the family Asparagaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Distribution and description The native range of this species is the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, through southern China, Indo-China and western Malesia.Plants of the World Online: Dracaena elliptica (retrieved 13 February 2020) In Vietnam the plant may be called phát dủ bầu dục (or phất dủ mảnh as D. gracilis).

D. elliptica is a shrub, up to high, with elliptic lanceolate leaves long. The yellow berries are about in diameter.

References Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 10.725) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.

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