Dracaena ovata is a shrub or small tree within the family Asparagaceae.
The species grows up to 2m (07feet) tall. The stem is commonly yellowish brown in color and is fibrous when young with prophylls often present.[1] Its leaves are arranged in whorls, petiole is present and up to 4mm; leaves are ovate to obovate in outline, can reach up to 28cm (11inches) long and 8cm (03inches) wide, base is cuneate while apex is acuminate. Inflorescence is terminal racemes, up to 6cm (02inches) long with white flowers. The fruit is globular in shape, and up to 25mm in diameter, green when young and yellow and orange when ripe.
The species occurs in West Africa, from Sierra Leone westwards to Southern Cameroon.