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Dragon's Blood Tree

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Dracaena cinnabari, known as the Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen in the Arabian Sea. It is named for the blood-like colour of the red sap the trees produce, and it is the national tree of Yemen.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Upturned, densely packed, umbrella-shaped crown 1
Scientific Name
Dracaena cinnabari 1
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dracaena cinnabari
  • Lead, sentence 1
    Dracaena cinnabari, the Socotra dragon tree, or dragon blood tree
  • Taxobox, Conservation status
    Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
  • Article body, crown description sentence
    The dragon blood tree has an upturned, densely packed, umbrella-shaped crown.
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