Dracaena zeylanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka.

[1] Early in the 20th century, Dracaena trifasciata was incorrectly called Sansevieria zeylanica in the literature.

[2] Non-variegated forms of Dracaena trifasciata are still often traded as Sansevieria zeylanica, but the true Dracaena zeylanica is poorly known[3] and uncommon in cultivation.

[4] Dracaena zeylanica is a leafier plant (10-16 leaves per rosette, versus generally 2–4 in Dracaena trifasciata), and its leaves lack a petiole, instead becoming only slightly narrower at the base.

In D. trifasciata, leaves become narrower and thickened towards the bottom, forming a concave channel at the base of the leaves.