Dracaena zeylanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is better known under the synonym Sansevieria zeylanica.

Misidentifications: Early in the 20th century, Dracaena trifasciata was incorrectly called Sansevieria zeylanica in the literature. Non-variegated forms of Dracaena trifasciata are still often traded as Sansevieria zeylanica, but the true Dracaena zeylanica is poorly known and uncommon in cultivation.

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.