Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f
Socotra dragon tree Dragon Blood tree
Evergreen tree with a dense crown, growing about 9 m tall The leaves are found only in dense rosettes at the end of its youngest branches and are all shed every 3 or 4 years before new leaves simultaneously mature The leaves are long, stiff , 30 to 60 cm long and 2-3 cm wide flowers white or green fruits berries, small fleshy containing between 1 and 3 seeds As they develop they turn from green to black and then become orange once they are ripe
Ornamental plant. The tree is particularly valued for the resin obtained from the trunk, which is harvested from the wild and has various uses in medicine, making varnishes, as a cosmetic etc. A fibre obtained from the leaves is used for making rope. Fruits exude a deep red resin, known as dragon’s blood.
Draco cinnabari (Balff) Kuntze
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