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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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Relationship to People
Source of Dye 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
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.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Upturned, densely packed, umbrella-shaped crown 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Dracaena cinnabari 1
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Solanaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Dragon's Blood Tree
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Yemen

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dracaena cinnabari
  • Lead, sentence 1
    Dracaena cinnabari, the Socotra dragon tree, or dragon blood tree
  • Infobox: status
    VU
  • Article body, crown description sentence
    The dragon blood tree has an upturned, densely packed, umbrella-shaped crown.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 285519
    Dracaena cinnabari, the Socotra dragon tree, or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen, located in the Arabian Sea.
  • Dye use
    Around the Mediterranean basin it is used as a dye and as a medicine, Socotrans use it ornamentally as well as dyeing wool, gluing pottery, a breath freshener, and lipstick.
  • Medicinal use
    Around the Mediterranean basin it is used as a dye and as a medicine, Socotrans use it ornamentally as well as dyeing wool, gluing pottery, a breath freshener, and lipstick.
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2. Dracaena cinnabari (Wikipedia)
native to the Socotra archipelagoView the Source
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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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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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67989
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67989
"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":"Asparagaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"天门冬科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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