Dracaena draco

Dracaena draco
The ancient specimen El Drago Milenario at Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. draco
Binomial name
Dracaena draco
(L.) L.[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Palma draco (L.) Mill.
  • Asparagus draco L.
  • Dracaena resinifera Salisb.
  • Draco arbor Garsault
  • Draco draco (L.) Linding.
  • Draco dragonalis Crantz
  • Drakaina draco (L.) Raf.
  • Stoerkia draco (L.) Crantz
  • Yucca draco (L.) Carrière

Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago,[4] is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, western Morocco, and possibly introduced into the Azores.[5]

It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762 as Asparagus draco.[3][6] In 1767 he assigned it to the new genus, Dracaena.[3][7]

A related tree of similar appearance, the Socotra dragon tree Dracaena cinnabari, grows on the island of Socotra, Yemen, more than 7000 km from the Canary Islands.

  1. ^ Silva, L.; Caujapé-Castells, J.; Lobo, C.; Casimiro, P.; Moura, M.; Elias, R.B.; Fernandes, F.; Fontinha, S.S.; Romeiras, M.M. (2021). "Dracaena draco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T30394A119836316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T30394A119836316.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dracaena draco", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-11-12
  3. ^ a b c "Dracaena draco (L.) L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. ^ "Forest 15 - Dragon Tree", National Arboretum Canberra, Australian Government, archived from the original on 2018-09-23, retrieved 2018-09-22
  5. ^ Almeida Pérez, R.S. & Beech, E. (2017). "Dracaena draco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30394A103368016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1762). Species plantarum. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). p. 451.
  7. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1767). "Dracaena". Systema Naturae: Per Regna Tria Natura, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis (Ed. 12). 2: 246.