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Dracaena draco
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Dracaena draco, commonly known as the Canary Island Dragon Tree or dragon tree, is a species of tree within the family Asparagaceae. It belongs to the genus Dracaena and is classified in the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The plant is native to the Canary Islands and has been introduced to the Azores, Baleares, Madeira, New Zealand North, Sardegna, and Tunisia.
The species is the source of dragon's blood. It is distinct from Dracaena cinnabari. According to the IUCN Red List, Dracaena draco holds an Endangered conservation status as of 2021.
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Species
EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
リュウケツジュ（竜血樹; 英語: dragon's blood tree; dragon tree）は、リュウゼツラン科（APG分類体系ではキジカクシ科）ドラセナ属に属する常緑高木。
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 206
- With media
- 146
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MICH, US, NY, LOB, CDA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Spain, United States, Cap Vert, Brazil, Netherlands, Canary Islands (Spain), Ethiopia
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Encyclopedic overview
Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Macaronesia archipelago (the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Madeira; possibly introduced in the Azores) and northwestern mainland Africa.
It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762 as Asparagus draco. In 1767 he assigned it to the new genus, Dracaena.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dracaena draco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.