What is "pleomele"

Pleomele is used a common name for several cultivated ornamental plants and may refer to:

• Pleomele (genus), a plant genus in the Ruscaceae family
• Dracaena reflexa (pleomele), a widely cultivated plant previously classified in the genus Pleomele

Pleomele is a genus of flowering plants, sometimes placed in the genus Dracaena. In the APG III classification system, both genera are placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). The Hawaiian name for plants in this genus is hala pepe, which translates to crushed or dwarfed Pandanus tectorius.