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.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or ExtinctDerived 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 AppearanceUpturned, densely packed, umbrella-shaped crown 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Dragon's Blood Tree
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Yemen, found in there.
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.
View the Source2. Dracaena cinnabari (Wikipedia)
3. GBIF Species API
Wikidata: Dragon's Blood Tree
- Wikidata Q133560, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Solanaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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